Asset management

Lenders have been ringing up investment firms and hedge funds to garner interest in financing to companies in industries upended by the coronavirus.

Roughly two-thirds of the $1.2 billion contributions to the firm in 2019 came from appreciated assets.

Managers who are can differentiate with solid ESG credentials stand to prosper, especially as a younger generation begins saving for investment.

Whether it’s the products they’re developing or the projects they’re leading, the following asset management executives are among the most talented.

While the sustainable industry accounts for less than 1% of the $20.7 trillion held in U.S. mutual funds and ETFs, the space is growing fast.

The percentage of women managers fell even among passive funds, a booming area of the industry that was a hot-spot for female talent.

The biggest index fund companies follow the house view, which means at least 75% of their funds voted the same way, on environmental and social issues.

Fee wars among asset managers are having small, but notable impacts across the industry and prompting renewed focus on core business.

The firm has stepped up its focus on income-related products as it seeks to attract a larger share of the retirement business.

Investment in socially beneficial activities can be worthwhile. But it ignores the question of who decides what is beneficial.