From individual investors to institutions, investors are turning to ESG investing to marry performance with personal values

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Appetite for environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies is on the rise, as investors increasingly recognise the opportunity to generate alpha through ESG, but for professional investors reporting and measurement

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17 May 2019

US economy is decelerating toward potential GDP near 2%, but not going into recession

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David Lafferty, Chief Market Strategist at Natixis Investment Managers examines the most recent macro data to see if it supports a continued rally in stocks and credit. The post-Christmas global

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10 May 2019

Professional fund buyers favour active management to deliver on return targets despite market volatility and uncertainty

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The global survey of 200  fund buyers – responsible for selecting funds included on private bank, insurance, fund-of-fund and other retail platforms – found that more than eight in ten

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01 May 2019

Natixis Investment Managers expands its global equities offering with the creation of Thematics Asset Management

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Natixis Investment Managers announces the creation of Thematics Asset Management, a new investment company1 based in Paris, that joins the firm’s global lineup of investment affiliates and will provide investors

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29 Mar 2019

Natixis Investment Managers Appoints First Head of CSR and ESG

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Natixis Investment Managers, one of the world’s largest asset managers with €808bn in AUM, has appointed Harald Walkate as Head of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and ESG.  In this newly created role, Harald

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19 Feb 2019

Nowhere near a recession

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Capital Market Pulse While we have clearly passed the peak in global growth, we believe that we are nowhere near a recession Risk appetite has recovered since the start of

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18 Feb 2019

Handicapping the risks for 2019

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What could go wrong for investors this year? In late November we produced our 2019 Outlook for the global economy and capital markets. In December, we highlighted five trends that would likely

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11 Feb 2019

Traditional sources of diversification failed to mitigate losses as portfolio performance suffered

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Multi-asset funds failed to protect investors from the impact of volatile equity markets in 2018, according to the Natixis Investment Managers Global Portfolio Barometer. Adviser portfolios delivered negative returns across

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08 Feb 2019

A strong year for dividends globally

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Despite global share markets falling heavily in the last quarter, 2018 was a strong year for dividends across developed markets, with $A1.8 trillion paid out to shareholders, a $200+ billion,

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08 Feb 2019

H2O Aussie Dollar share class strategy wins $80 million insurance mandate

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Natixis Investment Managers has announced that its global macro affiliate, H2O Asset Management, has been awarded an $80 million mandate.  The mandate was awarded to the newly created H2O Australian Dollar Share

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12 Dec 2018