Investing

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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Luxembourg Raif issuance jumps 36% in H1, data analysis shows 
Asset Servicing
September 1, 2022

Luxembourg Raif issuance up 36% in H1, Waystone lead issuer

Growth in funds registered as Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, known as Raifs, in Luxembourg…
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Luxempart acquires 8.4% stake in hospital software firm Nexus
News
August 31, 2022

Luxempart acquires stake in hospital software firm Nexus

Luxempart, a Luxembourg-based investment and private equity company, on Wednesday said it has…
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Luxempart posts €55.4 mln loss in ‘extremely choppy’ H1
Investing
August 31, 2022

Luxempart posts €55.4 mln loss in ‘extremely choppy’ H1

Luxempart, a Luxembourg-listed investment and private equity company, has posted a consolidated net…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
August 29, 2022

Chart of the week: German inflation nearing 10%

It was a huge shock. The 37.2 percent increase in German producer prices, or PPI, for July that the…
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Cube Infrastructure takes over MVV’s Czech energy business
Investing
August 26, 2022

Cube Infrastructure takes over MVV’s Czech energy business

Cube Infrastructure Managers, a Luxembourg-based infrastructure investor, has agreed to take over…
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Jan Vergote is a former chief strategist at Belfius Bank and set up the Investment Talks initiative. He is an Investment Officer knowledge expert.
Investing
August 26, 2022

Jan Vergote: central bankers and inflation... quo vadis?

In the last month, we have seen a sharp recovery in the stock market that most analysts (including…
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China stock exchange
Investing
August 22, 2022

China offers opportunities; manageable risks

Last quarter, the Shanghai A-share Index did 11 per cent better than the S&P 500 and 15 per cent…
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Otto Nino - MPX
Technology
August 16, 2022

Blockchain startup to help SMEs access ESG capital

Small and medium enterprises are seen as the backbone of the net zero approach to the climate. But…
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Rainy Berlin
Investing
August 15, 2022

German economy languishes, equities still attractive

The largest economy in the eurozone is weakening. The German Dax index has been hit unprecedentedly…
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