FinecoBank adds CANDRIAM to its investment platform

By Megha Bhattacharya

FinecoBank today announced that it has made funds from CANDRIAM available to its customers via the investing platform. CANDRIAM will join a range of other leading platform providers on Fineco’s investing platform including Carmignac, Robeco, JP Morgan Asset Management, Fidelity Investments, Aberdeen Investments, M&G Investments, and Columbia Threadneedle Investments.

Paolo Di Grazia, deputy general manager, Fineco said, “This collaboration strengthens our sustainable investing offering. ESG investing is rightfully becoming increasingly popular amongst our customers, and through our investing platform with its competitively priced fees, it could not be easier for people to invest in funds that can foster a more sustainable future for our planet.”

CANDRIAM is a multi-asset manager focused on sustainable and responsible investment It offers diversified investment solutions in fixed income, innovative thematic equities, absolute performance strategies, asset allocation and alternatives including real estate and private credit.

Renato Guerriero, Chief Sales and Distribution Officer, CANDRIAM added, “We are delighted to partner with FinecoBank in the UK to extend our offering to their growing client base. CANDRIAM has long-standing responsible investment credentials, we launched our first ESG strategy in 1996 and today we have one of the largest ESG offering available in Europe. We are fully committed to channelling capital for the common good. Since 2017,10 per cent of the management fees of CANDRIAM’s Sustainable strategies support social inclusion projects and charities through our Institute for Sustainable Development. We are pleased to offer our innovative products to FinecoBank customers in the UK.”

Recently, FinecoBank announced that funds from Ninety One, a global investment manager, are now available on its investing platform. Fineco’s UK customer base will now be able to access a selection of Ninety One’s distinctive active investment strategies including the sustainability-focused Global Environment Fund which invests in companies that are driving decarbonisation.