19/05/2021
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Shifts & Narratives
Shifts & Narratives #3 - The ‘make it or break it moment’: why investors should care about COP26?
The Conference of the Parties (COP)26 in Glasgow has been hailed as a turning point in the global fight regarding climate change amid a new US administration and a long and strenuous exit from the Covid-19 pandemic. Six years on from the Paris agreement, the objective is clear: limit the temperature rise to 1.5°C above preindustrial averages, which means reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and cutting them by half this decade.
17/05/2021
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Pension Funds
Retirement
Amundi Pension Funds Letter n°11
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, a lot of discussion has focused on the worsening of the retirement prospects of savers around the world. Indeed, exceptional policies, such as the possibility of raiding retirement pots in advance and the low interest rate environment supported by dovish monetary policies, could potentially have dramatic impacts on the availability of pensions in the long run.
17/05/2021
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Emerging Markets
Emerging Markets Charts & Views - Navigate the cyclical recovery and ride the long-term opportunities in energy transition and Asia
The global economy should rebound strongly this year from its worst economic slump since the 1930s. However, the growth pattern is expected to be uneven across advanced and emerging economies, hinging critically on the virus cycle and the success of vaccine campaigns.
12/05/2021
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Just published! Amundi 2020 Engagement Report
Amundi released its 2020 Engagement Report, outlining its continuous dialogue with companies and its willingness to push Responsible Investment issues forward in society.
06/05/2021
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Strengthening cybersecurity to protect clients’ interests
Cyberattacks and cybercrime are increasing in number and sophistication.
04/05/2021
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Amundi Technology adapts the ALTO* Investment platform to participate in the French government's recovery project
ALTO* Investment is adapting from April 2021 to manage the PPR: Participative Recovery Loans, following the selection of Amundi as portfolio manager of the €20 billion fund.
27/04/2021
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Equity
Why now is the time for active management in US equities
We believe now may be the best time in recent history to invest with an active approach in US equities. Passive indices outperformed active managers in recent years as US equity markets became more concentrated and dispersion declined: concentration in the five largest stocks in the S&P 500 had been increasing since 2013 and it peaked at 24% in 2020, when Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft benefited from a stay-athome environment in which people increasingly used technology to communicate, shop and work.
26/04/2021
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Asset Allocation
Robo-Advising: Less AI and More XAI?
We start by considering some of the key reasons behind the academic and industry interest in robo-advisors. We discuss how robo-advice could potentially address some fundamental problems in investors’ decision making as well as in traditional financial advice.
26/04/2021
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Shifts & Narratives
Shifts & Narratives #2 - Inflation: something deep awakens
One year ago, as the Covid-19 crisis had just begun, we wrote about its potential inflation implications from both a cyclical and a structural standpoint.