Asset Managers

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Asset Managers
August 10, 2022

Defensive equity strategies not as defensive as marketing suggests

While defensive equity strategies have provided protection during previous downturns, this year’s…
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Asset Managers
August 10, 2022

Europe is much less attractive than the US

Europe’s energy supply is under severe pressure, and the 8.9% inflation rate in the eurozone seems…
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Asset Managers
August 9, 2022

Asian equities may now outperform

With Europe and the US entering recession in the last half of this year, Asia, despite a series of…
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Asset Managers
August 9, 2022

Feeders and fund of funds expensive, full of flaws

Providers have been storming into the rapid growth of private equity as an asset class, reflected in…
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Renoud Oury, Apex Group
Asset Managers
August 8, 2022

Apex sees Luxembourg as strategic hub

After Thursday’s announcement of Apex Group’s acquisition of Sanne Group plc enabled the firm to…
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Asset Managers
August 5, 2022

Top 5: where did investors go after huge H1 outflows?

Concerns about rising inflation, monetary tightening, supply chain problems, Russia’s invasion of…
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Peter Hughes, founder and CEO of Apex Group. Photo: Apex.
Asset Managers
August 4, 2022

Apex's Sanne acquisition affects 250 Luxembourg staff

Global financial services provider Apex Group Ltd announced on Thursday the close of its acquisition…
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Asset Managers
August 4, 2022

The pitfall of inflation forecasting

Three things come into play when forecasting future inflation. First of all, the difference between…
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Asset Managers
August 3, 2022

Auditor says former Freeport has questionable future

The 55 million euro high security, high value storage facility formerly known as the Luxembourg…
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Rick Lacaille, executive vice president and global head of ESG at State Street.
Asset Managers
July 29, 2022

‘Green shorting’ emerges as new phenomenon in State Street study

A recent study conducted by Boston-based State Street has found evidence of “green shorting”, a…
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Amanda Young, Chief Sustainability Officer at abrdn. Photo: abrdn.
Asset Managers
July 28, 2022

‘EU sustainability reporting rules need global alignment’

Global asset managers are concerned that the European Union’s regime for corporate sustainability…
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Asset Managers
July 28, 2022

Swing pricing now ‘common practice’ in Luxembourg 

Swing pricing “has become common market practice” in the Luxembourg fund sector to manage liquidity…
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Asset Managers
July 21, 2022

Altis survey: ESG integration is more than a paper tiger

When it comes to ESG, those who confine themselves to the paper reality may believe that asset…
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Helen Dean, CEO of the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) in the United Kingdom. Photo: Nest.
Asset Managers
July 19, 2022

‘Steward’ Nest seeks high standards in UK pensions

In the United Kingdom, the National Employment Savings Trust, known as Nest, is the country’s…
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