Vatican sets up committee to oversee ethical investment
Amid an ongoing trial relating to a real estate venture involving property in London
Union Investment
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Revealed: Winners of 2021 Europe Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards
Carmignac and Columbia Threadneedle join Goldman Sachs AM among the group winners
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DAX companies face rising engagement, says Union Investment
Dialogues lead to increasing understanding on ESG
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ESG: the art of predicting the future
Socially-responsible investing is not about short-term gains, says Union Investment’s sustainability chief Florian Sommer, it’s about divining future business trends and working out which companies are best able to adapt.
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German investors trade return for safety
A poll from German asset manager Union Investment has found that German institutional investors are more than three times as risk-averse as their peers in neighbouring countries, with 72% of Germans considering ‘safety’ the most important criterion when making investment decisions.
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Asset managers make U-turn on Mifid II research costs
The British asset manager Schroders and its German peer Union Investment announced on Friday they would absorb all external research costs under Mifid II. Both companies had previously said they would pass some of these costs on to clients.
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German SRI laggards play catch-up
German investors are laggards when it comes to sustainable investing compared to most of their peers in surrounding counties. They are catching up, but still have some work to do.
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Institutional investors believe return targets are out of reach
Six in 10 institutional investors in the northern half of Europe believe they will fail to generate their target return over the next three years, according to a poll by Union Investment. Unlike their peers elsewhere, German investors put the blame squarely on the low-yield environment.
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German retail investors count on negative rates
Almost two thirds of German savers believe they could soon face negative interest rates on their bank accounts, according to a poll administered by Union Investment.
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Institutional investors hold 39% of assets in SRI
Some 39% of institutional assets in Europe are invested in sustainable mandates, according to a study commissioned by Union Investment, the German asset manager. The Nordics and the Netherlands are the frontrunners, while Germany and Italy are lagging behind.
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German institutional investors should take longer-term view, says Union Investment
Institutional investors in Germany forego return opportunities because of their short-termist attitudes to investing. That’s the conclusion of an analysis by Union Investment of €22bn worth of investment mandates. The analysis also found that the risk appetite of these (mainly German) investors has grown considerably since 2002.
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Talking tactics with Thomas Romig
Thomas Romig talks about the qualities he values in fund managers, and why he likens building an asset management portfolio to managing a football team.