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Asset Allocation
March 4, 2020

Fed rate cut fails to convince investors

Investors did not respond to the Fed’s surprise 50 basis points rate cut with a relief rally. To the…
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Asset Allocation
March 2, 2020

Asset managers weigh coronavirus impact

The coronavirus is causing ‘a clear shock to the world economy’, according to Columbia Threadneedle…
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February 27, 2020

Investors complain to Esma about CSSF

Three fund directors have sent a letter to Europe’s top regulatory body to complain about a lack of…
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Asset Managers
February 27, 2020

US asset managers win Morningstar’s best fund house awards

T. Rowe Price has won the Morningstar Luxembourg Fund Award for best fund house, the data provider…
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February 25, 2020

Index provider slams EU sustainable benchmark report

The proposals by the Technical Expert Group (TEG) for sustainable benchmarks and ESG disclosure will…
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February 22, 2020

Luxembourg: facilitating green investment

Luxembourg is set to bear a big responsibility for making the green financial revolution happen. But…
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February 20, 2020

Mutual fund inflows double to $1600bn 

Inflows into global open-ended mutual funds almost doubled last year to around 1,600 billion dollars…
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Asset Allocation
February 18, 2020

Why ETFs are a source of systemic risk

ETFs can be a source of systemic risk because they can induce important feedback effects in markets…
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Asset Allocation
February 18, 2020

Dividend pay-outs double in 10 years

Global dividends rose 3.5% in 2019 to a new record of 1.43 trillion dollars (1.32 trillion euros)…
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February 11, 2020

Over 1000 billion euros stuck in "zombie funds"

Nearly 1,200 billion euros in assets is tied up in newly launched funds that need at least 100…
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