How does my savings influence businesses?

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When you place your savings in a fund , the sums collected by the fund are redirected into companies via participation (purchase of shares) or their financing (purchase of bonds).

The more the fund invests in a company, the more decisive power it has over its management and administration . The fund notably has a decisive voting right during general meetings , which allows it to encourage the company to take “ESG” criteria into account by, for example, opposing certain resolutions or by submitting its own resolutions.

The management companies with which we work commit (this is what we call “ shareholder engagement” ) to the companies in which their funds invest by jointly defining “extra-financial” areas of progress with the managers. " to reach . This is notably the case of La Financière De l'Echiquier or OFI Asset Management, certain funds of which are distributed by Epsor.