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Isabelle Vic-Philippe of Amundi reckons that making social bonds more accessible to investors around the world is a way to address major social issues with additional private capital, thus contributing to the achievement of the UN’s sustainable development goals. Photo: Amundi
MARKETS

Amundi launches a fund dedicated to social bonds

Social bonds are experiencing a spectacular boom. It is in this context that Amundi launched Amundi Social Bonds earlier this year. Its manager, Isabelle Vic-Philippe, talks to us about this booming sector and her fund, one of the first in this segment, which has an innovative approach.

Marc Fassone • 27.07.2021
Despite the risk of rising interest rates, inflation and strong growth prospects argue in favour of emerging assets. Shutterstock
MARKETS

Fundamentals still in favour of emerging markets

Marc Fassone • 27.07.2021
The revised ICF strategy responds to recent regulatory developments and reflects both Luxembourg’s own climate finance experience as well as good international practice. (c) 2017 petrmalinak/Shutterstock.
POLITICS

Lux allocates €200m to international climate finance

Abigail Okorodus • 26.07.2021
By announcing that it will proactively use its voting rights, Fidelity International aims to improve the governance and sustainable behaviours of the companies it invests in, says Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of sustainable investment and management. Fidelity International/Ron Yue
MARKETS

Fidelity chooses shareholder activism to enforce ESG criteria

Marc Fassone • 26.07.2021
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, is seen speaking at a press conference, 22 July 2021. The bank is targeting a 2% inflation rate and said it would even temporarily tolerate a slightly a higher rate. European Central Bank
MARKETS

European Central Bank pledges to keep interest rates low and keep buying bonds

Aaron Grunwald • 23.07.2021
The stock markets have been suffering for several days in the face of the resurgence of the pandemic, which has led to fears of weakening growth. The CAC 40, for example, has dropped more than 5% in a few days from its high of 6.666 points on 17 June to its level of two months ago. Photo: Shutterstock
FUNDS

Delta variant worries markets

Marc Fassone • 20.07.2021
Wall Street’s 3 main stock market indices all closed more than 1% lower on Monday. Aditya Vyas/Unsplash
MARKETS

Global markets slump on covid resurgence fears

Aaron Grunwald • 20.07.2021
Various type of financial and investment products in Bond market. i.e. REITs, ETFs, bonds, stocks. Sustainable portfolio management, long term wealth management with risk diversification concept. Library picture: Shutterstock
FUNDS

Record-breaking ETF growth in first six months of 2021

Aaron Grunwald • 15.07.2021
The takeover of Clearstream by Deutsche Börse gave rise to an all-out battle between two men: André Lussi and Werner Seifert. Library picture: Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne
BANKS

Clearstream and the “dirty takeover”

Marc Fassone • 14.07.2021
Adela Baho is a director and conducting officer at the fund manager Foresight Group. Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne
FUNDS

“Being on risk, you have kind of the full picture”

Aaron Grunwald • 11.06.2021
Hjörtur Hjartarson, Sveinn Valfells, Jón Helgi Egilsson and Gísli Kristjánsson: the four founders of Monerium (2016), a company with which Tokeny has just signed a major partnership. Photo: Monerium
FINTECH

Tokeny breaks free from exchanges with Monerium

Thierry Labro • 28.05.2021
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BRAND VOICE - ECONOMY

The impact of politics on markets

Capital Group • 29.03.2021
Martin Pcola has served as East West United Bank CFO since 2013 Matic Zorman
ECONOMY

Stable investment portfolios despite market turbulence

Natalie A. Gerhardstein • 27.01.2021
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