Robeco launches emerging markets ESG fund
The fund is targeting a higher ESG score than the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets Index
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Robeco unveils high conviction EM ESG fund
Luxembourg-domiciled fund selects companies based on top-down country analysis and bottom-up stock ideas
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Gender-focused funds on rise but data scarce
It remains difficult to find gender data related to profit and loss at a company, according to AXA IM
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Exclusion funds are not sustainable, says Robeco
Dutch fund group’s ESG head says that asset managers must think more strategically about sustainable investment
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Fintech – navigating the surges and pitfalls
The fintech sector may be dynamic but it’s crammed with ‘concept stocks’ that have great potential but limited profits
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Turning ESG analysis into valuation
Robeco’s ESG integration chief Masja Zandbergen outlines how effective ESG analysis can lead to better investment decisions.
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The long road towards ESG integration
Integrating ESG into the investment process is easier said than done and will vary from one team to another, according to industry experts.
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Fintech opportunities are more than blockchain
Artificial intelligence, blockchain and big data create a lot of buzz among fund buyers, but many fintech opportunities lie in old technologies, such as banks’ core systems that are in desperate need of updating, argues Partick Lemmens, senior portfolio manager at Robeco.
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Bull market is entering extra time, says Robeco
The nine-year bull market is going into extra time now, thinks Robeco. A real possibility is that the match will end in a sudden death, by a major world leader’s own goal. And that’s someone who’s fonder of football than Donald Trump.
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ANALYSIS: Time in the sun is over for credit
Leading bond investors issued separate warnings on Friday that the dual tailwinds credit investors have enjoyed in recent years are about to die down.
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OPINION: Uncertainty abounds for Brexit Britain
Britons stunned the world on the 23rd of June 2016 by voting to leave the European Union after 43 years of mostly troubled marriage. However, freedom comes at a price. Robeco’s chief economist Léon Cornelissen assesses the likely impact of Brexit on the UK economy.
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Recession risk is on the rise – the key factors to watch
While markets could remain complacent and expensive for some time to come, recession risk is rising, says asset manager Robeco. Fidelity is also increasingly cautious, expecting “the longest equity bull market since World War II” to end within 18 months.