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Liquidity buffers as preventive crisis management

Unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic, capital market turbulence in March 2020 was a wake-up call for financial market regulators and the fund industry as a whole. Some investment funds were hit...

Tackling climate change takes centre stage on the capital markets

A number of fund providers are moving with the times and launching specialised investment products aimed at combatting climate change. GLS Bank decided to set up its own climate fund three years...

Author: Marcel Blumenthal, GLS Bank

"Our clients’ needs are central to our business"

The coronavirus pandemic is also weighing heavily on the financial sector. Universal-Investment has nevertheless kept its sights firmly set on its key goal of becoming Europe’s leading fund...

Author: Michael Reinhard, Katja Müller, Universal-Investment

“What is the ideal timing for private equity fund investments? Better to follow a long-term approach and to invest continuously.”

In private equity fund investments, it is largely irrelevant whether the stock markets move up, down or sideways, says Dennis Kaiser from Flossbach von Storch. The Co-Head of the Private Equity...

Author: Dennis Kaiser, Flossbach von Storch

Transition Management: a post-corona review

Covid-19 has not yet been overcome and it is still too early to predict the scope of the economic fallout. The initial acute stress period in the markets is, however, behind us. It is time to take...

Author: Thomas Casper

Universal-Investment Group launches one of the first investment platforms for digital assets

Universal is accelerating its ambitions towards the digital fund: With Enlyte the group is making its debut in the digital asset world. The group’s new company offers an in-house developed modular...

Alternative Investments and ESG: on the way to becoming the normality

Considerable progress has been made of late in terms of ESG risk ratings and reporting in liquid investments such as shares and bonds. The demand for alternative investments that conform with ESG...

Private Debt: an asset class not just for boom periods

Private debt has become an increasingly popular asset class in recent years. The corona pandemic is the first major test for this relatively young market in Germany. One thing is already clear:...

Author: Dr. Sofia Harrschar

Trend in infrastructure investments

The corona crisis has altered the environment for infrastructure investments. A number of trends are already emerging, including a further increase in demand for telecommunications and data...

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Weather the Crisis better with frontier government bonds in local currency

In turbulent times, frontier markets remain attractive, says Jetro Siekkinen from Aktia Asset Management. Using the example of the UI-Aktia EM Frontier Bond+, the Deputy Managing Director explains...

Author: Jetro Siekkinen

EM Corporate Debt an allocation for uncertain times?

After a relatively poor 2018, returns in Emerging Markets Corporate Debt have bounced back year to date. Returns have been strong across both sovereign and corporate hard currency bonds. The...

Author: Sune Jensen, Toke Hjortshøj and Yvonne Raßbach