Impact Investing was a big topic this month again. In addition to environmental protection, corporate management also plays a major role. Furthermore: Why Fintechs smell their chances and why women do not need their own financial products, but already achieve better performance results with the existing ones on average.
Here we go:
Börsen-Zeitung: „Institutional investors and ESG compliance”
Whether private, semi-professional or professional investors: the interest in capital investments with ESG aspects is there. What is the situation with foundations, for example? Foundations have a special impact with investments that positively support the purpose of the foundation. (German article, paywall)
Institutionelle Investoren müssen bei der Auswahl ihrer Produkte künftig ESG-Aspekte stärker berücksichtigen, schreibt Dr. Thomas Jesch vom Bund Institutioneller Investoren e. V. in der @boersenzeitung. Mehr unter: https://t.co/YJo7L6aH5k #impactinvesting #sustainability #esg pic.twitter.com/O9vemsbuaw
— Innovestment (@Innovestment) September 11, 2020
Climate protests around the globe have raised awareness of the impact of people and companies on the environment. This also has an impact on financial investments. But impact investing is not just about environmental issues. People also want to invest in companies that bring about positive social change.
The think tank @New Financial takes a look at the female representation in companies who signed the Women in Finance Charter. The number marginally increased, it's a "slow pace of change”, but a September 3, 2020
brandeins.de: „Make two out of one”
Good employees are essential to the company. But how do you keep ambitious people in the team for whom there are no opportunities for advancement? How do you maintain a family atmosphere despite growth? The Hamburg agency Justblue-Design has found a remarkable solution to this problem. (German article)
Wie hält man ambitionierte Mitarbeiter? Wie bewahrt man trotz Wachstum eine familiäre Atmosphäre? Die Hamburger Agentur Justblue-Design hat eine bemerkenswerte Lösung dafür gefunden, schreibt @brandeins. Mehr unter: https://t.co/69FyCLJIUf#entrepreneur #gründer #leadership
— Innovestment (@Innovestment) September 9, 2020
Henk Grootveld of Lombard Odier predicts an enormous growth spurt for Fintech worldwide. Progressive digitalisation plays a decisive role here. Conversely, this also means that traditional financial service providers will have to make many investments in a highly regulated environment in order to survive. (German article)
„#Fintechs weltweit werden einen enormen Wachstumsschub erfahren" so @lombardodier. Gründe dafür sind 1. Wandel zu einer bargeldlosen Gesellschaft, 2. Bankfilialenschließungen, 3. Nutzung von Fintech-Dienstleistungen durch die Regierungen. Mehr unter:https://t.co/fFssdYyhw7
— Innovestment (@Innovestment) September 4, 2020
It is well known that women and men tick differently in financial planning. But men usually approach the topic with more self-confidence and have more confidence in themselves. At the same time, they are more confident about possible gaps in their knowledge. Women, on the other hand, like to approach the matter with background knowledge. Women, on the other hand, are more inclined to take advice and are more likely to accept it. So it is not the products themselves. (German article)
Wenn es um Investitionen am Kapitalmarkt geht, sind Frauen nach wie vor sehr viel zurückhaltender als Männer. Die Beraterin Lisa Hassenzahl rät Frauen dazu, sich von dem Learning-by-Doing-Prinzip der Männer eine Scheibe abzuschneiden. https://t.co/bCDbqAM4Q8 @procontraonline
— Innovestment (@Innovestment) September 22, 2020
