Amundi Asset Management
Don’t fear the repack: why banks will retain inflation swaps role
Counterparties’ increasing use of direct trades does not spell end of intermediation
How Russian stocks still meet EU rules for ‘good governance’
Loose SFDR definitions leave room for Russian state-owned firms to remain in article 8 funds
MSCI’s temperature scores stir angst among green investors
Ratings firm says world’s biggest wind power company will produce more global warming than Shell
The perfect climate risk metric does not exist
Buy-side risk survey 2021: Even the keenest searches fail to find a reliable system of climate disclosure
BlackRock’s own reporting undermines its climate claims
Axa, Allianz and Legal & General have all cut their investments’ emissions, unlike BlackRock
Amundi, Axa urge boardroom pay cuts for climate laggards
Link remuneration to carbon-emission goals and companies will get serious, say large investors
Op risk data: DeFi-ant crypto hacker steals $610m
Also: Amundi fined for index manipulation; Wells pays out over client fraud. Data by ORX News
The sticky question of Europe’s oil-ridden ESG funds
NN Investment Partners SFDR fund holds 91% of investments in oil and gas companies
Regulators setting climate rules would be ‘enormous failure’
Risk Live: ‘Trust markets’ not regulators to move capital away from big carbon emitters, says LGIM
Amundi puts a Darwinian spin on bond portfolio rebalancing
‘Genetic’ algorithm picks bonds to buy or sell from quadrillions of possible combinations
People moves: Goldman loses three to fintech start-up, departures at Bank of America, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Investment house of the year: Amundi
Risk Awards 2021: when the pandemic hit, Amundi moved quickly to cut risk and raise liquidity
Dealers vie with Markit to electronify bond issuance
Competing platforms could split the market for new issuance in Europe and the US
Andreas König’s crisis playbook meets Covid-19
Interview: Trading from home may be odd, but Amundi’s FX head was ready for other stresses
People moves: new role for SG CIB’s Cartier, LCH rates head departs, BNP Paribas’s Akbay joins Goldman, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Outsourcers eye bigger role in funds’ fixed income trading
Research suggests 20% of large asset managers will outsource part of overall trading by 2022
Smart Beta and Factor Investing Special Report 2017
Asia has been slow to embrace smart beta investment strategies, but this is beginning to change with an increase in sustainable investing and institutional investors in the region – such as insurers and pensions managers – looking to protect portfolios…
Jumping on the smart beta bandwagon
An increase in sustainable investing and institutional investors are promoting smart beta investment strategies in Asia
Practical applications of smart beta
Sponsored feature: Amundi
Esma backtracks on account segregation
Status quo protected for rehypothecation of collateral in tri-party, securities lending and prime brokerage
Best bespoke FoHF provider: Amundi Alternative Investments
Clients want quick-moving funds as volatility creeps up, says Amundi
People: RBS's head of equity derivatives trading joins BNP Paribas
Kieron Smith joins French bank after structured products acquisition
Amundi considers deals with institutions to 'rent' its platform
MAP also seeks to expand its range of CTA managers
'Santa Claus' equity market rally given credence by S&P
December is roughly four times more profitable than the average month, finds research