Active ETFs: time and tide wait for no man
My thesis for the still rather New Year: “Active ETFs” will steal a march on traditional active asset management faster than many in the German industry would like to admit...
ELTIFs: Now at a fintech near you
The fact that private markets have not yet taken off with private investors in Germany is probably due to two things: the relatively high entry hurdles (“Would you have 100,000...
Private Equity: trends in France and Germany
When it comes to private equity, German institutional investors (or ‘limited partners’, as they are also known) often look enviously at France. The western neighbour is considered a European role...
Brexit update: Five years outside the EU have damaged the British financial industry
Five years ago, the UK left the European Union. The liberation proclaimed by Brexit supporters has failed to materialise, and most Brits now regret leaving the EU in the first...
GFC Podcast episode 11: One year after the raid at DWS – what has become of the greenwashing investigations?
Today, 31 May 2023, it is exactly one year since the public prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt am Main raided the offices of DWS and Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt. The reason...
GFC podcast episode 10: Is the new “Nachhaltigkeitspräferenzabfrage” doomed before it even started?
Six weeks before its introduction, the “sustainability preference survey” (in German „Nachhaltigkeitspräferenzabfrage“) seems to be doomed before it has even started. Advisors and sales teams of fund companies and unit-linked...
Brexit update: Is the British financial industry alive and kicking?
Covid-19 or not, Brexit or not: the British financial industry is not letting the EU exit, which happened almost a year ago, get it down. New stock exchange rules, sustainability...
GFC Podcast episode 9: DWS, greenwashing and deceptive calm
What about the accusations of “greenwashing” against the German investment giant DWS? Why is German asset management, when it comes to ESG, in some cases significantly behind the international competition?...
GFC Podcast Episode 8: Vegan piglet farming – and how to dispel ESG myths
ESG up and down – not a week goes by without some financial provider launching a supposedly sustainable fund, unit-linked insurance policy, ETF or property with the three magic letters...
GFC podcast Episode 7: ESG, SFDR and the risk of “Impact Washing”
The “Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulations (SFDR)“ which has been in force for almost three months now, reveals it: The number and volume of investment funds that either take sustainability criteria...
GFC Podcast episode 6: The British financial industry post-Brexit
The British financial industry post Brexit: Hoping for equivalence – or move to the EU straight away? That is the topic of the latest, 6th episode of GFC (not the...
British financial sector post Brexit: hoping for equivalence – or move to the EU straight away?
The United Kingdom and the European Union want to sign a “Memorandum of Understanding” by the end of March, which should determine how the financial services industry will proceed after...
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- Penalty for not shutting gate: Hagen Gerle
