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Luxembourg real estate agents screaming bloody murder
Investing
February 1, 2023

Luxembourg real estate agents screaming murder

Macroeconomic pressure on Luxembourg’s real estate sector has translated into a lower volume of…
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The Prelude building in Paris, an example of a transformation finance by one of Fidelity's funds. Photo: Fidelity
Products
February 1, 2023

Fidelity’s new €1.5 bln real estate fund seeks a climate impact

Fidelity International, via Luxembourg, is launching a new climate impact fund leveraging the need…
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‘ECB should raise the deposit rate to 4, 5 or even 6 percent’
Investing
January 31, 2023

‘ECB should raise the deposit rate to 4, 5 or even 6 percent’

Eurozone interest rates will rise further in the near future as evidence grows that inflation has…
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Two thirds of ETF inflows target the sustainable variety
Investing
January 25, 2023

Two thirds of ETF inflows target the sustainable variety

Of the European assets flowing into ETFs last year, a higher proportion went to trackers with ESG…
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Luxembourg seems immune to global housing market downturn
Investing
January 25, 2023

Luxembourg seems immune to housing market downturn

Luxembourg’s reputation for excessive house prices is facing macroeconomic clouds looming over…
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Preqin: Global private capital to double to $18.3 bln by 2027 
Investing
January 23, 2023

Alternatives inflows rebound, buoyed by Luxembourg

Inflows into alternative investment funds in Europe rebounded in November when compared to massive…
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Dr Sofia Harrschar, country head Luxembourg, Universal Investment. Photo: UI.
Opinion
January 23, 2023

Alternatives boost institutional funds, UI data shows

Data analysis of transactions of Universal Investment’s institutional clients shows that alternative…
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Blackstone sets record with $22.2 billion secondary fund
Investing
January 20, 2023

Blackstone sets record with $22.2 billion secondary fund

New York-based Blackstone, also present in Luxembourg as a CSSF-regulated AIFM, has raised a record…
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China could be climbing out of the rabbit hole
Investing
January 20, 2023

China could be climbing out of the rabbit hole

China celebrates New Year on Sunday, marking the start of the year of the rabbit, a symbol for…
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Luxembourg has high hopes for redesigned Eltif framework
Asset Managers
January 20, 2023

Luxembourg has high hopes for Eltif 2.0 framework

Luxembourg’s fund industry has high hopes for Eltif 2.0, the revised European regime for long-term…
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Investors remain on edge for Japan's Pandora's box
Investing
January 18, 2023

Japan’s exit from yield curve control has investors on edge

Not Davos, but Tokyo has the markets’ attention this week. The Bank of Japan earlier today defied…
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‘The cleanest dirty shirt is in the US’
Asset Managers
January 16, 2023

El-Erian: ‘The cleanest dirty shirt is in the US’

With economic growth slowing down in all three of the world’s major economies, investors are best…
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Polycrisis world calls for a 20/40/20/20 portfolio’
Investing
January 13, 2023

‘Polycrisis world calls for a 20/40/20/20 portfolio’

The oh-so-popular post-war 60/40 portfolio is worn out - passé. So say many asset allocation…
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Closing KBA, Waystone becomes Ireland's largest Ucits ManCo 
Investing
January 12, 2023

Waystone emerges as big gorilla in the Raif market

In the Luxembourg market for Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, Dublin-headquartered investment…
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