Société Générale Securities Services

Our society faces a combination of complex social and environmental challenges. While ESG criteria help assess certain aspects of corporate responsibility, they often address only the symptoms of contemporary issues. Impact investing, on the other hand, aims to go further by tackling the root causes of societal and environmental imbalances.

Private markets have been a prime focus of institutional investors for several years. However, there is now a growing desire, particularly within Europe, to widen its access to a broader array of investors.

Faced with the climate emergency and the need for more sustainable, more human and more organised finance, asset management companies obviously have an important role to play. And the possibility of going beyond regulatory requirements, in the best interest of nature protection.

Life insurance is currently French people’s favourite type of investment, with more than €2,000* billion in savings. This investment vehicle finances the economy to a significant extent by allocating these funds to various assets: shares and bonds of listed and unlisted companies, corporate debt, government bonds.

The world faces a significant infrastructure investment gap. According to the G20’s Global Infrastructure Outlook projection there is a US 15 trillion difference between the current investment trend and the investments needed by 2040. Government funds are increasingly squeezed to pay for things like healthcare and education and can simply not bear the...

In line with its commitment, the Industry Committee* published its report on 30 June 2025.

On June 17, 2025, Global Finance announced the winners for the 23rd annual Best Sub-Custodian Bank Awards, naming Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) Best Sub-Custodian Bank 2025 in several countries.

Market concentration is not the only aspect that can help Europe thrive. Integration and technological enhancements are the key topics are a shared focus on delivering value.

The rise of semi-liquid funds and liquidity mechanisms, with the introduction of ELTIF 2.0, is transforming access to private markets. Pierre Monteillard, Co-Founder of Frame, and Armand Affortit, Senior Manager at Frame, delve into the liquidity challenge in private markets. They emphasise the importance for retail investors to fully understand the potential...

Fabio Ranghino, Partner and Head of Sustainability & Strategy at Ambienta explores the significant opportunities in sustainability investing within the European mid-market Private Equity segment.

On 12 January 2025, the European Commission took a further step towards reducing the settlement/delivery cycle by publishing its proposal to amend the regulatory text.

This paper explores the evolving landscape of Responsible Investment (RI) in Private Equity (PE), building on prior research and enriched by a comprehensive survey of industry participants - both General Partners (GPs) and Limited Partners (LPs)(1).