Asset Managers

Simon England-Brammer, Nuveen
Asset Managers
December 22, 2021

The largest unknown asset manager in the world

“Although we are number twelve in the world in order of assets under management, we are a relatively…
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David Bouchoucha, BNP Paribas AM 
Asset Managers
December 21, 2021

Spreads on smaller SME loans still attractive

As in the sovereign and corporate bond markets, private debt valuations have risen sharply. “However…
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Vincent Juvyns, JP Morgan
Asset Managers
December 20, 2021

JPMorgan AM: equities are a good inflation hedge

In its outlook for 2022, JP Morgan Asset Management makes no bones about the fact that equities…
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Christine Lagarde, ECB 
Asset Managers
December 20, 2021

Analysts guess at ECB policy direction

It was the week of the central banks. The Bank of England raised interest rates by 15 basis points…
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Trading floor, Wall Street
Asset Managers
December 20, 2021

Is a recession on the way?

The yield curves on the global bond markets flattened dramatically during the second half of October…
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Robert Reich, economist & author
Asset Managers
December 17, 2021

Weak competition law enforcement drives inflation

The business outlook for next year is characterised by concerns about inflation. Is it a temporary…
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Marcus Peter, GSK Stockmann Luxembourg
Asset Managers
December 16, 2021

Hopes for an ELTIF breakthrough

Quiet optimism in the Luxembourg fund industry suggests that proposed tweaks to the ELTIF regime…
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Hendrik Leber, ACATIS
Asset Managers
December 15, 2021

This fund is not for people who lie awake

With a return of 46 per cent year-to-date, the ACATIS Datini Valueflex is on a roll this year. The…
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Anthony Payne, Pergrine consultancy
Asset Managers
December 15, 2021

Rebranding problems due to consolidation

The ongoing, rapid consolidation in asset management is exposing problems around rebranding….
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John Bailer, Newton Investment Management
Asset Managers
December 14, 2021

Value renaissance finally on way

I t takes a lot of guts to come up with the proposition that this is the moment to shift the…
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Sylvester Eijffinger, Tilburg University
Asset Managers
December 13, 2021

Cryptos, highly undesirable alternative liquidity

Cryptocurrencies are causing the European Central Bank increasing concern. This exotic market…
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Mark L. Casey, Capital Group
Asset Managers
December 10, 2021

The bear case on blockchain

In the Luxembourg financial and innovation sectors, blockchain is often discussed a key element in…
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Tower of Babel, Breughel 
Asset Managers
December 6, 2021

Analysis: is EU now the turtle of sustainability?

Just a few weeks after the UN climate conference COP26 in Glasgow, one of the European Commission’s…
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Arun Singhal, Qontigo
Asset Managers
December 2, 2021

Qontigo: the builder of more than ten thousand indices

Qontigo has already built more than ten thousand indices, commissioned by asset owners such as APG…
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