Institutional Investors

This time last year we were only just beginning to understand the true scale of the global pandemic and I think that few of us would have expected to still be living in some form of lockdown a year later. Undoubtedly many of us have experienced some difficult personal situations but, for the investment industry, the period has been surprisingly benign.

Institutional investors have one topic on their mind when the climate issue is raised, which can be summed up in two words: environmental indicators. How do you implement them? What difficulties are encountered? When will a European standard be introduced?

Three recent use cases for the Securities Services business line, in employee savings, automatic drafting of management comments and decision support for asset managers.

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) appointed by Fon.Te. Pension Fund as depositary.

ESG integration and engagement: A real transformation is taking place, with institutional investors and asset managers now required to implement engagement policies and report on them. But spreading ESG culture and values takes time.