Investing

Swiss VC Serpentine sees Luxembourg Raifs as ‘gold standard’
Asset Managers
October 3, 2022

Swiss VC Serpentine sees ‘gold standard’ in Lux Raifs

For Zurich-based Serpentine Ventures, a venture asset manager, Luxembourg is a key gateway to…
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Analysis: no end in sight to euro weakness
Investing
September 30, 2022

Analysis: no end in sight to euro weakness

Panic appears to rule the world’s most liquid financial market, the foreign exchange market. The…
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Nuveen’s Glennmont raises €250 mln with energy transition credit Raif
Asset Managers
September 29, 2022

Nuveen raises €250 mln with energy transition credit Raif

Nuveen Infrastructure’s Glennmont Partners, a major clean energy infrastructure manager, on Thursday…
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Ewout van Schaick, head of multi assets at NN Investment Partners. Photo: NNIP.
Asset Managers
September 27, 2022

NN IP: ‘Capital markets are in complete disarray’

“Capital markets are in complete disarray and we are detecting structural changes,” said Ewout van…
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Debate among instutitonal investors at the ALFI Global Distribution conference in September 2022. Photo: Mike Gordon.
Asset Managers
September 26, 2022

Institutional investors still banking on the past

While industry’s investment losses are beginning to show, the strong performance from recent years…
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Amaury d'Orsay, head of fixed income at Amundi. Photo: Amundi.
Asset Managers
September 20, 2022

Amundi sees opportunity if Italy spread hits 300 bp 

Top ma rket experts at Europe’s biggest fund manager, Amundi, do not believe that the upcoming…
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As inflation subsides, M&G Investments eyes slowdown and war
Asset Allocation
September 15, 2022

As inflation subsides, M&G eyes slowdown and war

Central bank interest rate hikes seems to have had their desired effect, with signs pointing to the…
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Alternative Luxembourg und helps Bill Gates finance his new hotel in Rome
News
September 13, 2022

A Luxembourg Raif helps finance Bill Gates’ Rome hotel

A reserved alternative investment fund registered in Luxembourg turns out to have played a central…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
September 12, 2022

Chart of the week: A few rate hikes, but then what?

In retrospect, we can say that central banks used the annual Jackson Hole symposium to revive their…
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Montagu leads further investment in Universal Investment and agrees sale of minority stake to CPP Investments
Asset Servicing
September 8, 2022

Canada’s top pension fund takes Uni Investment stake

Canada’s main pension fund, CPP Investments, has agreed to become a major shareholder in Universal…
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investment fund sales turn negative in second quarter
Investing
September 8, 2022

Investment fund sales turn negative in second quarter

Rising inflation, the tightening of monetary policy, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the resulting…
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Pictet keeps equities underweight, downgrades Chinese stocks
Investing
September 6, 2022

Pictet: equities underweight, downgrades Chinese stocks

Pictet Asset Management advises its clients to remain underweight in equities and maintained an…
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Esma's headquarters is located next to Gare de Lyon in Paris. Photo by George Kourounis on Unsplash.
Sector
September 2, 2022

Real estate funds vulnerable to liquidity risks, Esma says

European investment funds in real estate and alternative assets are vulnerable and could face…
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Schiessentümpel in Müllerthal, Luxembourg. Photo: Wikimedia CC0.
Investing
September 1, 2022

Net fund outflows doubled in June compared to May

European investment funds continued to experience net outflows for a sixth consecutive month as…
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