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Sustainable investments: fad or long-term trend?
Sustainable investments: fad or long-term trend?

Sustainable investments: fad or long-term trend?

With a view to the Ukraine war, the multiple regions of crisis or the extreme inflation, one would be forgiven for thinking that sustainability issues were taking a back seat when it came to investing. Gerold Permoser, Chief Investment Officer of Erste Asset Management, claims that this is not the case and that there is a lot of potential for investors. In a recent press talk, he and Heinz Bednar, CEO, presented five key drivers for ESG investments.

Biodiversity: interview with ecologist Franz Essl
Biodiversity: interview with ecologist Franz Essl
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Biodiversity: interview with ecologist Franz Essl

Franz Essl is an ecologist and a recognised expert on biodiversity and the protection of species diversity. In addition, he was named Scientist of the Year 2022 by the Club of Education and Science Journalists last year. In this interview, he explains what the term biodiversity encompasses and why politics and business must finally act to stop the loss of biodiversity.

“A mild economic downturn has already been priced in by the market”
“A mild economic downturn has already been priced in by the market”

“A mild economic downturn has already been priced in by the market”

With the ERSTE REAL ASSETS mixed fund, investors can invest in real assets – and have indeed been doing so for two years now. On the occasion of the fund’s two-year anniversary, Philip Schifferegger, fund manager of ERSTE REAL ASSETS, is taking a look at the current market situation. He also explains why the fund is well equipped for both positive and negative market phases.

Chatbot “Sustainable Investing”: The new expert on sustainability
Chatbot “Sustainable Investing”: The new expert on sustainability
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Chatbot “Sustainable Investing”: The new expert on sustainability

With so much information and offers on sustainable investing, investors can easily lose track of what’s out there. Our new chatbot “Sustainable Investing” can help here and shed some light on the matter. In this article, we explain which questions the chatbot can answer and how to find it.

From crisis manager to Nobel laureate
From crisis manager to Nobel laureate
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From crisis manager to Nobel laureate

This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics will be awarded to three US economists for their research on banking and financial crises. Among them is Ben Bernanke, who was chair of the US Federal Reserve when the financial crisis hit in 2008 and the global economy was teetering precariously close to the brink for weeks.