Category: Investors
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US Public Sector Pension Plan Professionals Near Unanimity
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Which Structured Credit Sectors Will See the Biggest Increase in Asset Allocation from Investors?
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Sanctions Against Russia Not Thought Through to the End
The exuberant regulation of the credit rating agencies is always sprouting new flowers. The instrumentalization of rating agencies for political goals is being discussed at the United Nations, although right now it is becoming clear what negative effects it has when rating agencies are used for political sanctions. At the “High Level Meeting on the…
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Rating Forest Investments
Understanding the importance of sustainability has popularized an asset class that used to be reserved for the state, churches and nobles. Forest – to be precise its wood – has always served people as fuel, product and building material. Forest has now become the epitome of sustainable investments. The idea of sustainability emerged in a…
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Green Bubbles and Adverse Selection Based on Sustainability Criteria
Why can ESG scores lead to unsustainable portfolios and “green” bubbles? Louis Larere, Portfolio Manager SRI, Zadig Asset Management, investigates this question. Sustainability is currently the most important trend in asset management and the integration of sustainability criteria in investment processes is already considered an “operating license” for many. Asset managers primarily use what are…
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The Virus Reverses Gender Equality, Not Only An Issue for Impact Investors
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the lives of countless people around the world, with women being the hardest hit. Not only because they have a higher risk of COVID-19 infection due to their work in the health sector, but also because they are over-represented in professions where keeping your distance is more difficult and…
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Rock Tech Rocking the Market
What made the stock price of Rock Tech Lithium Inc. (Rock Tech) double within just two months? The answer might be here: Apeiron Investment Group, the family office of serial entrepreneur and investor Christian Angermayer is committed to the success of Rock Tech. Christian Angermayer sees a huge opportunity and the perfect timing for his…
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From Alibaba as “Amazon of China” to Amazon as “Alibaba of the USA”
“Innovative market leaders can excel in emerging countries”, writes a clever investor in his “Christmas letter”, who may be quoted here, but wants to remain anonymous, since his letter is only addressed to his “investors and serves to maintain contact with a few other acquaintances / friends”: “When it comes to innovation, the big US…
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Retail Investors Benefit From the Quant IP Innovation Score
The Munich investment boutique Quant IP is launching a new tranche for private investors for its equity fund Quant IP Global Innovation Leaders Fund. This gives investors the opportunity to invest small sums in the fund or to take out a savings plan. “We want to give self-decision makers the opportunity to invest in our…
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Civil Address
Every rating has to start with the unequivocal identification of people. It is not just about the identity of debtors and their civil address registration, but also that of managers in companies such as board members, or who else is responsible for a legal entity. In order to enforce claims against a natural person, in…