funds

The current ESG debate illustrates that sustainability is not just about being green – but also about geopolitics. Defence industry investments are becoming a new reality for sustainable funds.

One year after the Eltif reform, there is a noticeable increase in activity. But regulatory uncertainties and liquidity issues are still hampering a real breakthrough.

The next EU Commission would be well advised to establish a Transition category for sustainable funds. An important impetus has already come from the European Securities and Markets Authority.

The termination of an advisory mandate hit the fund industry like a thunderbolt. It concerns an 8-billion-dollar product. Now, the opponents Acatis and Gané are at loggerheads.