Private equity funds

Clients were driving demand for ESG investing long before EU regulators took up this challenge and formalised processes around this trend. According to Bryan Fage Head of Sales and Relationship Management at Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) Luxembourg, this is why asset managers and businesses must build their strategies around sustainability. But...

Article by Marco Mosca, Managing Director and Head of Coverage, Marketing and Solutions Italy, Societe Generale Securities Services. Private Markets remain the asset class with the best opportunities for development

2020 was a year like no other. While it was characterised by the tragic humanitarian impact of the pandemic, it was also a year where investors started to truly see that the way we allocate our capital plays an increasingly important role in tackling the social, environmental and humanitarian issues of our time, even in private markets.

As partner of ALFI - Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry's PE & RE conference which took place on the 1st & 2nd of December 2020, our expert Bryan FAGE shared his view of the Private Assets market and its challenges in the current economic situation. Discover the video here.

As partner of ALFI - Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry's PE & RE conference which took place on the 1st & 2nd of December 2020, our expert Bryan FAGE shared his view of the Privat Assets market and its challenges in the current economic situation. Discover the video here.

Private equity outpaced almost every other asset class last year and looked set for another record-breaking year; that was until the Covid-19 pandemic threw a spanner in the works. However Dirk Holz, Head of Product Development Private Assets at Société Générale Securities Services, believes the sector’s medium-term outlook remains strong.