Private Banks

Private Banks
May 28, 2024

Private bank Hauck Aufhäuser goes Dutch in €672 mln deal

Dutch bank ABN Amro on Tuesday said it agreed to pay 672 million euro for German private bank Hauck…
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Degroof Petercam's offices in Luxembourg.
Asset Managers
May 8, 2024

Degroof Petercam net profit down 26% as taxes, one-off costs bite

Degroof Petercam, Belgium’s largest private bank with a significant presence in Luxembourg, on…
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Private Banks
April 22, 2024

The ideal custodian bank does not exist

Asset managers still work with a variety of custodian banks, but is this truly necessary? According…
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Eltifs in Luxembourg. Photo: IO.
Private Banks
April 11, 2024

Oddo BHF’s Eltif2 fund targets energy storage, water treatment

Paris-based Oddo BHF Asset Management has announced the launch its first European Long-Term…
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Retail investment strategy panel, Alfi
Asset Managers
March 27, 2024

EU retail strategy spurs fund industry reflection on value

The amended EU proposals for a retail investment strategy have spurred asset managers to reflect on…
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Emmanuel Gutton and Silke Bernard at Alfi Eltif panel
Asset Managers
March 25, 2024

Another 40 Eltif funds in the pipeline, say experts

Some 40 new Eltif funds, enabling European retail investors to put their money in private markets…
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Tim, Harford, Boaz Yaari, Dave Sparvell, at Swissquote Investment Day
Asset Managers
March 22, 2024

Swissquote seeks to democratise securities lending

When investors buy a company’s share, conventionally, they hope for the stock value to climb and…
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Henrik Blohm, BLI
Asset Managers
March 12, 2024

BLI: Small, mid-cap investments create most shareholder value

With so much media and public attention focussed on large-cap companies like any of the Magnificent…
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The TEFAF Fine Art Fair in Maastricht opens again on Thursday. Photo: TEFAF.
Asset Allocation
March 6, 2024

Art is evolving beyond passion, becoming a serious asset class

Uncover the intersection of passion and profit as top-tier banks, including J.P. Morgan, pioneer art…
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Boston downtown at night. Photo by Werner Kurz via Flickr CC-BY-2.0
Private Banks
March 4, 2024

Services taking precedence over fees, Cerulli study shows

Services, not fees, are increasingly driving client decisions in wealth management and private…
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Joan Solotar, global head of private wealth solutions at Blackstone.
Asset Managers
February 21, 2024

Blackstone’s Solotar foresees structural shift to private credit

Interest in investing in private markets, private credit in particular, may have surged, but that…
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A green maze. Photo by Benjamin Elliott on Unsplash.
Private Banks
February 16, 2024

Private banks grapple with sustainability preferences

Private banks are navigating challenges in discerning customers’ sustainability preferences…
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Tim Boole, Head of Product Management at Schroders Capital.
Asset Managers
February 15, 2024

Eltif2 discussions cause slowdowns in new launches

Protracted discussions over the EU’s new regime for European Long Term Investment Funds, known as…
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Steffen Pauls, founder and CEO of Moonfare. Photo: Moonfare.
Private Banks
February 9, 2024

Eltif 2.0: Moonfare pioneers liquidity matching mechanism 

Berlin-based Moonfare said it plans to create a dedicated secondary liquidity mechanism that enables…
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