When looking ahead to next year it is easy to focus on the many uncertainties around the world, but we prefer to focus on what we consider a certainty: the continued, rapid digitalisation of the financial services industry. We have already seen huge disruption on this front in the last five to ten years and we expect this to continue creating new investment opportunities through the next decade and beyond.

CNP Assurances has successfully launched its first subordinated green bond issuance. Jean-Philippe Médecin, the director of the prop trading and financing department at CNP Assurances, gave us more details.

CNP Assurances is among the first French institutional investors to sign up to the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, an unprecedented initiative supported by the United Nations aimed at strengthening and accelerating commitments to implement the Paris Agreement.

Jupiter Asset Management is pleased to announce the appointment of two new equity analysts. The new hires, who joined Jupiter in November, will provide significant support to the firm's equity investment strategies with a specific focus on alternatives and technology respectively.

Nomura, Asia's global investment bank, announced the appointment of Francesco Bertocchini as Managing Director for Investment Banking in Italy.