Franklin Templeton has appointed Jean-Marc Pont as head of sustainable and institutional product EMEA. Pont joins Franklin Templeton from Generali Investments, where he led product strategy and design for SRI, thematic equity, and
Alexander Preininger rejoins Robeco as global head of sales. Preininger, who previously worked for Robeco as EMEA head of institutional coverage, comes back to the firm from Amundi, where he was global head
Snowball, the impact investing fund, has appointed Sean Farrell as its new Investment Director. Farrell comes to Snowball from Partners Capital, which manages over $40 billion in assets, where he was the Global
A recent study by CoreData Research found that European fund selectors are switching from public to private markets. The study surveyed 130 European fund selectors about how they view private markets—one-third indicated they
The German financial regulator, BaFin, responding to the EU Taxonomy, has created a set of tighter rules to crack down on greenwashing amongst asset managers. The move requires asset managers to disclose critical
Dutch trade unions and temp agencies are at odds over pensions. Last year, trade unions and employer organizations agreed that the labour conditions of temporary employees should match those of permanent workers. This
ING has promoted Jacomijn Vels, an ING veteran, to Global Head of Sustainable Finance. Vels started her career at ING nearly 30 years ago. ING has promoted Jacomijn Vels, an ING veteran, to
GAM Holdings has promoted Sally Orton to CFO from her current position of deputy CFO. She will also become a member of the management board. GAM Holdings has promoted Sally Orton to
VanEck is transitioning to ESG indices for three multi-asset ETFs. VanEck attributes the changes to the mounting demand from investors for ESG ETFs. The multi-asset ETFs in question are the the VanEck Multi Asset
In an opinion piece in Institutional Investor Magazine, Frederick Alexander, founder of The Shareholder Commons, claims that public companies often ignore the negative impact their platforms have on public interest in efforts to