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Is ESG a scam?

DWS whistleblower Desiree Fixler says she still hasn’t got an SEC payout

By Kristen McGachey

2024-06-16T23:00:00Z

3 min read

ESG Asset Management DWS Group

DWS whistleblower Desiree Fixler: ‘I need to dismantle this ESG monster I helped create’

By Kristen McGachey

2024-06-16T23:00:00Z

5 min read

An audience with ESG DWS Group Asset Management

BlackRock, LGIM and DWS sustainable passive funds exposed to fossil fuels

By Kristen McGachey

2024-03-20T00:01:02Z

3 min read

UBS Asset Management ESG Amundi LGIM DWS Group BlackRock

Investors in sustainable funds are being exposed to oil and gas developers, according to new research

Former DWS COO gets €2m severance payout

By David Ricketts

2024-03-14T15:47:56Z

2 min read

Asset Management DWS Group

German fund house's latest payment revealed in annual report

How Abrdn, BlackRock and DWS are gearing up for a digital assets boom

By David Ricketts

2024-02-08T10:10:46Z

3 min read

Crypto Franklin Templeton Abrdn Asset Management DWS Group

Areas like private markets could be the next to benefit from tokenisation

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FN100 Women in European Finance 2024

David Wighton

Goldman Sachs holds top spot as equities trading buoys Wall Street earnings

FCA’s plan to ease market-maker rules is a new threat to banks

BlackRock faces big challenges over private markets index fund ambitions

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DWS to triple graduate trainee intake

By David Ricketts

2024-02-02T11:31:26Z

2 min read

Jobs Asset Management DWS Group

DWS is boosting its graduate intake, despite job cuts across the asset management sector

How DWS boss Stefan Hoops parachuted in ‘without much prep’: ‘I’ve been exposed to weird things in the market’

By David Ricketts

2023-10-15T23:01:52Z

5 min read

Asset Management An Audience With DWS Group

Unlike some large asset managers who have tried to distance themselves from a star fund manager culture, Stefan Hoops is keen to celebrate individuals

DWS fined $19m by SEC over ‘ESG misstatements’

By David Ricketts

2023-09-25T14:07:00Z

3 min read

SEC ESG Asset Management DWS Group

DWS chief executive Stefan Hoops said the firm had made the “right decisions” to stabilise the business since greenwashing allegations were made against it

DWS boss: ‘We took right decisions’ after greenwashing claims

By David Ricketts

2023-09-24T23:01:38Z

3 min read

ESG Asset Management DWS Group

Stefan Hoops, DWS’s boss, said it is ‘making good progress’ with regulators’ investigations into its ESG claims

DWS trumps BlackRock for August ETF flows

By David Ricketts

2023-09-14T04:01:18Z

3 min read

Asset Management Vanguard Amundi ETFs DWS Group BlackRock

'We have punched below our weight over the past 15 years' DWS says as its battle for the lucrative ETF market continues

Fixler helped bring allegations that fund houses like DWS were overstating their ESG credentials into the mainstream

Desiree Fixler: I have no regrets about blowing the whistle on DWS

Can ESG be saved from itself? Hear what Fancy and Fixler think now

Listen back: Ex-BlackRock CIO Tariq Fancy and former DWS exec Desiree Fixler take on the ESG backlash

'ESG is not a nice, new, shiny toy anymore'

‘It’s time to dismantle this circus’: ESG has served its purpose, say BlackRock’s ex-CIO Tariq Fancy and former DWS exec Desiree Fixler

DWS said it continues to provide information to and co-operate with authorities

DWS sets aside €21m as SEC greenwashing probe nears conclusion

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Meet the 100 Most Influential Women in Finance 2024

Wall Street execs caution on dealmaking rebound even as investment banking fuels profit rise

Is TikTok an unregistered crypto exchange? Yes, this compliance expert tells the FCA

Who are the City’s top female lawyers?

BlackRock creates active stewardship team to assist with private markets push

On the Move

Former Goldman Sachs executive Amar Kuchinad joins crypto firm Copper as CEO

Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss

BNP Paribas dealmaker McNaught departs in UK advisory shake-up

Vanguard, DWS post highest European ETF flows behind BlackRock

By David Ricketts

2023-07-19T23:01:02Z

3 min read

Asset Management Vanguard ETFs DWS Group

Vanguard rides UK platform growth while DWS targets Germany to top ETF tables

DWS shareholders urged to reject pay plan over former CEO Woehrmann’s €8.2m severance

By David Ricketts

2023-06-02T09:05:03Z

3 min read

Pay and Bonuses Asset Management DWS Group

Glass Lewis said the €8.2m payment to Asoka Woehrmann was awarded 'without providing a specific breakdown of severance payment components and how they have been calculated'

DWS chief financial officer Claire Peel to exit

By David Ricketts

2023-05-24T12:40:10Z

1 min read

Asset Management DWS Group On the move

DWS faced greenwashing allegations from a former employee last year

DWS to offer crypto ETPs via Galaxy Digital tie-up

By Alex Daniel

2023-04-26T12:27:36Z

2 min read

Crypto Asset Management Cryptocurrency ETFs DWS Group

DWS’s crypto offering is the latest instance of a traditional finance giant partnering with a crypto firm to give it access to the roughly $1tn digital assets market

DWS’ former boss Asoka Woehrmann lands €8.2m severance payment

By David Ricketts

2023-03-17T10:39:10Z

2 min read

ESG Asset Management DWS Group

Asoka Woehrmann resigned as DWS chief in June 2022

DWS Group

Is ESG a scam?

DWS whistleblower Desiree Fixler says she still hasn’t got an SEC payout

DWS whistleblower Desiree Fixler: ‘I need to dismantle this ESG monster I helped create’

BlackRock, LGIM and DWS sustainable passive funds exposed to fossil fuels

Former DWS COO gets €2m severance payout

How Abrdn, BlackRock and DWS are gearing up for a digital assets boom

David Wighton

Goldman Sachs holds top spot as equities trading buoys Wall Street earnings

FCA’s plan to ease market-maker rules is a new threat to banks

BlackRock faces big challenges over private markets index fund ambitions

DWS to triple graduate trainee intake

How DWS boss Stefan Hoops parachuted in ‘without much prep’: ‘I’ve been exposed to weird things in the market’

DWS fined $19m by SEC over ‘ESG misstatements’

DWS boss: ‘We took right decisions’ after greenwashing claims

DWS trumps BlackRock for August ETF flows

Desiree Fixler: I have no regrets about blowing the whistle on DWS

Listen back: Ex-BlackRock CIO Tariq Fancy and former DWS exec Desiree Fixler take on the ESG backlash

‘It’s time to dismantle this circus’: ESG has served its purpose, say BlackRock’s ex-CIO Tariq Fancy and former DWS exec Desiree Fixler

DWS sets aside €21m as SEC greenwashing probe nears conclusion

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Wall Street execs caution on dealmaking rebound even as investment banking fuels profit rise

Is TikTok an unregistered crypto exchange? Yes, this compliance expert tells the FCA

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BlackRock creates active stewardship team to assist with private markets push

On the Move

Former Goldman Sachs executive Amar Kuchinad joins crypto firm Copper as CEO

Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss

BNP Paribas dealmaker McNaught departs in UK advisory shake-up

Vanguard, DWS post highest European ETF flows behind BlackRock

DWS shareholders urged to reject pay plan over former CEO Woehrmann’s €8.2m severance

DWS chief financial officer Claire Peel to exit

DWS to offer crypto ETPs via Galaxy Digital tie-up

DWS’ former boss Asoka Woehrmann lands €8.2m severance payment

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Who are the City’s top female lawyers?

Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss

Goodwin loses another partner to Debevoise