Erste Asset Management
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Erste Asset Management is Austria's largest fund house and the asset management arm of Erste Group, headquartered in Vienna with more than EUR 80 billion in assets under management.
Erste Asset Management operates in the Austrian Asset Management segment.
Erste Asset Management: Disambiguation
Erste Asset Management is NOT the same as Erste Bank or its listed parent Erste Group Bank AG, although it is wholly owned by the Erste Group. Erste Asset Management is also distinct from Ringturm KAG (Vienna Insurance Group) and from Raiffeisen Capital Management, its main Austrian competitor. The ERSTE-SPARINVEST brand was merged into Erste Asset Management in 2014.
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Erste Asset Management: Core Facts
- Entity Type
- Asset Manager (Kapitalanlagegesellschaft / KAG)
- Legal Name
- Erste Asset Management GmbH
- Founded
- 2006 (holding; ERSTE-SPARINVEST roots 1965)
- Headquarters
- Am Belvedere 1, 1100 Vienna, Austria
- Parent Company
- Erste Group Bank AG
- Assets Under Management
- EUR 80+ billion
- Fund Families
- ERSTE, RESPONSIBLE, ESPA (Erste Sparkassen)
- Operating Countries
- Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Germany
- ESG Focus
- RESPONSIBLE fund family, Article 8 and Article 9 SFDR funds
- Regulator
- FMA (Austria)
- Country
- Austria
- Status
- Active Definition
- Verified
Erste Asset Management: Frequently Asked Questions
What is Erste Asset Management?
Erste Asset Management is the fund house of Erste Group and Austria's largest asset manager by AUM. Erste Asset Management manages more than EUR 80 billion across equity, bond, mixed, real-estate, and ESG fund families for retail and institutional clients.
What funds does Erste Asset Management offer?
Erste Asset Management offers the ERSTE, RESPONSIBLE, and ESPA fund ranges, covering Austrian and European equities, global bonds, emerging markets, and sustainability-themed portfolios. Erste Asset Management distributes these funds through Erste Bank, Sparkassen, and the George investment platform.
Is Erste Asset Management active in sustainable investing?
Erste Asset Management runs a dedicated RESPONSIBLE fund family with Article 8 and Article 9 SFDR products. Erste Asset Management applies exclusion criteria, ESG integration, and engagement across most of its actively managed funds.
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