Asset Managers

Tom Loonen and Jan Saalfrank of Pinsent Masons. Image: IO.
Asset Managers
June 28, 2023

Greenwashing: lessons for investment managers

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. This applies also for well-intended regulations on…
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Raifs were also discussed at the 2023 ALFI Roadshow in Frankfurt.
Asset Managers
June 21, 2023

Valuation adjustments lead to a lacklustre Raif market 

Fewer new reserved alternative investment funds are being registered in Luxembourg this year as…
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iShares: bond ETF market can grow to $5,000 billion
Asset Managers
June 20, 2023

Naming rules divergence in ETF hubs creates confusion

In Europe’s two largest ETF hubs, Luxembourg and Ireland, different rules govern the naming of…
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Jean-Marc Goy, Chairperson of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI).
Asset Managers
June 19, 2023

ALFI appoints Capital Group’s Jean-Marc Goy as new chair

Jean-Marc Goy has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund…
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Asset Managers
June 15, 2023

Debunking the myth of active management

“Active management is a sham — no wonder my returns are suspect,” writes Stuart Kirk, FT columnist…
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Photo by Callum Shaw via Unsplash CC-BY-2.0.
Asset Managers
June 9, 2023

ShareAction: Fund managers miss mark on fossil fuels

In a damning report unveiled this week, non-profit organisation ShareAction exposed that a mere 10…
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JP Morgan Asset Management presents its Mid-Year Economic Outlook in Luxembourg. Photo: IO..
Asset Managers
June 8, 2023

JP Morgan AM: alternatives are ‘absolute necessity’

The negative correlation between bonds and stocks is no longer a certainty due to structurally…
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Ben Prade, partner at GP Bullhound. Photo: GP Bullhound.
Asset Managers
June 7, 2023

GP Bullhound sees 2023 as ‘great vintage’ for tech

A stellar performance of a small number of listed tech companies is largely responsible for the…
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EU president Ursula von der Leyen and UK PM Rishi Sunak - Wikimedia Commons/Number 10
Asset Managers
June 4, 2023

UK-EU MoU could end mutual lack of trust, rebuild bridges

A Memorandum of Understanding on financial services agreed between the EU and the UK, published on…
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Pictet Asset Management has an office on the Kirchberg Plateau in Luxembourg. Photo: IO
Asset Managers
June 2, 2023

Pictet moves its European hq out of Luxembourg

Swiss private bank Pictet has decided to move its European headquarters to Frankfurt, relocating the…
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PWC's Luxembourg office. Photo: PWC
Asset Managers
May 24, 2023

PwC: Luxembourg ManCos redesigning operating models

Market consolidation, pressure on cost and the weight of regulation have reduced the total number of…
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Wim Vandenhoeck, senior portfolio manager for EMD and global bonds at Invesco.
Asset Managers
May 24, 2023

Fed’s ‘pause mode’ could take longer than market expects

The market is expecting a 75 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve after a six-month pause…
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New Raif registrations remain below year-ago levels
Asset Managers
May 23, 2023

Raif registrations down 20% for year to date vs 2022

Fund management companies in Luxembourg registered some 22 new reserved alternative investment funds…
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Gaya Herrington, Club of Rome
Asset Managers
May 23, 2023

Anti-ESG policy seen as reason to underweight the US

While those European investors still in doubt about the importance of ESG are becoming increasingly…
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