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Once considered a niche product, sustainable bonds have increased in popularity in recent years and have a performance edge. In our latest Market Commentary, Dr. Volker Schmidt looks at the development of green bonds and discusses the various sustainability classifications for these products.

For almost a year now, the seemingly endless support of the central banks, as well as one fiscal package after another, has fuelled an equity market boom that is unparalleled by historical standards. Currently, it seems as though everyone is talking about a persistent reflationary environment. What is the effect on the portfolio construction of a multi-asset fund?

At the beginning of January, the time had finally come – the transition period of the Brexit Agreement ended and the United Kingdom left the EU for good. This not only made the UK a third country and fundamentally altered the relationship between it and the EU, it also changed the UK’s access to the EU’s single market.

All ETHENEA funds are classified as Article 8 funds under the new Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. This demonstrates our commitment to offer our clients attractive sustainable investment solutions. In our latest Market Commentary, Christian Schmitt looks at what charting a course for a more sustainable future in our funds involves.

Every quarter, the experts of ETHENEA hold a web conference to inform you about the positioning of the Ethna Funds, as well as the current situation on the markets. As a service to you, we have provided an overview of the central questions from our web conference in this publication entitled CLEAR AND SIMPLE.

These days, the media is forever warning that inflation is about to make a comeback, raising the spectre of the hyperinflation of the 1920s. The question is, are fears of inflation in general, or indeed hyperinflation, really justified? Dr. Volker Schmidt considers this question in our latest Market Commentary.