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31/05/2018at 13:38

Asset pricing underestimates physical climate risks, warns DWS

The EUR 700 billion asset manager now incorporates physical climate risk in portfolio construction, so favoring firms with a more climate change-resilient business model. Globally, weather events have already hit share prices on several occasions and new data suggest markets have not yet priced in this risk.
In autumn 2017, Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical manufactures. The hurricane devastated production facilities of companies such as Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca. | Photo: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
by SØREN RATHLOU TOP

The Caribbean island of Puerto Rico is host to manufacturing plants belonging to some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, including US giant Johnson & Johnson, Switzerland's Novartis and the UK and Swedish firm AstraZeneca.

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Pension firms can play a significant role in steering companies into a more sustainable direction, says SPP and Storebrand Head of Sustainability, Johanna Lundgren Gestlöf. | Foto: Jonas Eng
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Two additional pension firms join the green club in Swedish sustainability rankings

Swedish unit-link insurance companies have undergone their annual sustainability assessment by insurance brokers, Söderberg & Partners. Several have moved up and down the rankings.
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  • New sustainability report: Higher quality in fund offerings from Swedish unit-link insurance companies

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Maunu Lehtimäki, CEO of Evli. | Foto: PR Evli.
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Alternative sales grow and net flows start to stabilize at Finland's Evli

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Speed is of the essence when launching new investment products, CFO Masih Yazdi says. | Foto: PR / SEB
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SEB aims for speedy product launches to make up for huge AUM drop in 2022

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Danes' equity holdings shrank by 9% in 2022

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Investors are missing earnings data after 2022 IPO collapse

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Simon Cooke is the portfolio manager for BNY Mellon's new Responsible Horizons EM Debt Impact Fund. | Foto: PR/ BNY Mellon
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BNY Mellon launches EMD impact fund as issuances take off

One of the world’s largest asset managers has launched a new emerging market debt impact fund, and expects the Nordics to take part as one of its largest investor groups, Portfolio Manager Simon Cooke tells AMWatch.

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Jacob Schlawitz (left) is the CEO of Max Matthiessen. Mikael Tjäder (right) is the CEO of Fondab, which will soon become fully integrated with Max Matthiessen. | Photo: Max Matthiessen / PR - Fondab / PR
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The core of Max Matthiessen's business "will always be insurance brokerage"

Max Matthiessen’s recent acquisition of Fondab will not be its last. The Swedish insurance and finance company aims to own more of the value chain, CEO Jacob Schlawitz tells AMWatch. 

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Marlene Nørgaard Carolus has joined Formue as associated partner. | Foto: PR Formue.
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Norwegian wealth advisor to open Danish office

Formue, wealth consultant based in Norway, plans to open an office in Copenhagen, thereby gaining presence throughout Scandinavia.

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