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All is in flux

Managing assets - for asset managers as well as institutional investors – is becoming increasingly challenging. The complexity of investment portfolios is growing as are demands for flexibility,...

Author: Matthias Biedenkapp, Universal-Investment-Labs

We’re working on the future: unbiased data in real-time

YUKKA Lab is working with Universal-Investment on a ESG sentiment analysis based on machine learning (ML). Information about the ESG conformity of companies is determined from high-quality online...

Author: Andreas Pusch, YUKKA Lab

Spotlight on Matthias Biedenkapp

Matthias Biedenkapp is Managing Director of Universal-Investment-Labs (UI labs), a leading IT service provider and software developer for front-office solutions in the financial industry....

Author: Matthias Biedenkapp is Managing Director of Universal-Investment-Labs

The Evolution of a Natural Resources Fund

Natural resources have accompanied the development of mankind since the Stone Age. Nowadays, the extraction of natural resources often comes under fire, largely because of sustainability issues....

Author: Dr. Joachim Berlenbach und Dr. Pereshia Berlenbach, Earth Resource Investments

Between the corona crisis and strong growth

The market for alternative investments has grown rapidly in recent years. But how has this trend been affected by the corona crisis? Dr. Sofia Harrschar, Head of Alternative Investments, and Axel...

Author: Dr. Sofia Harrschar and Axel Vespermann, Universal-Investment

There’s no time to lose

Investors are focusing on sustainability more than ever. Dustin Neuneyer, Head of Germany & Austria, PRI, explains why time is running out.

It is about the journey

Implementing ESG standards can be challenging. However the Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK) sticks to the maxim: “Don’t wait until ideal standards are established, just keep on working and...

Author: Nicole Becker, BVK

Growing with a greener world

TAMAC Green Champions - this is the name of the new investment fund that the UK-based fund boutique TAMAC recently launched. In an interview with ChampionsNews, Thomas Hill, CFA, TAMAC's tech...

Author: Thomas Hill, TAMAC

CAPinside solves the matching crisis in the German investment market

A “perfect match” after an extensive search: in summer 2020, Universal-Investment acquired the online platform CAPinside. Universal-Investment will thus create wide-ranging distribution...

Author: Markus Hujara, CAPinside

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...

Author: Dr. André Jäger, Universal-Investment

Proof of quality for outstanding fund concepts

Testing the quality of fund concepts as early as the launch process or using standardised analysis and fund ratings to improve understanding of the product - this strengthens investor confidence...

Author: Mathias Wilhelm, Universal-Investment

Knowing how the wind blows

Investments in wind power are ESG investments par excellence. However, investors need partners who can create capital market-friendly structures that grant them the best possible access to such...

Author: Dr. Peter Koßmann, ENERCON