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Bond markets between strengthening economy and high liquidity
Bond markets between strengthening economy and high liquidity
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Bond markets between strengthening economy and high liquidity

Bond funds are not always the “first choice” right now. The strong profits of listed companies and the orderly dividend payouts are currently outpacing interest income. If you are looking at performance, you have to look closely. Interview with Wolfgang Zemanek, Head of Bond Funds, Initial Asset Management.

Sustainable income with “double dividends”
Sustainable income with “double dividends”
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Sustainable income with “double dividends”

Comfortably making return on the money market via interest? A thing of the past. Investors wanting to outsmart inflation should think about dividends and dividend shares. The combination of dividend shares with a selection process that takes into account ESG criteria constitutes an interesting investment alternative. So there is a kind of “two dividends”.

“Environmentally friendly technologies will be growing for years”
“Environmentally friendly technologies will be growing for years”
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“Environmentally friendly technologies will be growing for years”

Technologies – and, in particular, environmentally friendly ones – were THE big narrative on the stock exchanges last year. The upward trend of these companies continues in view of the clear political cues. Interview with Clemens Klein, Senior Professional Fund Manager.

“Megatrends work“: One-year anniversary of ERSTE FUTURE INVEST – a positive look back
“Megatrends work“: One-year anniversary of ERSTE FUTURE INVEST – a positive look back

“Megatrends work“: One-year anniversary of ERSTE FUTURE INVEST – a positive look back

These days a fund that has drawn the attention of many investors is celebrating its first birthday: the megatrend fund ERSTE FUTURE INVEST. The performance to date is respectable. Despite the corona pandemic, the fund has recorded comfortable gains, outperforming important stock exchange indices.