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February 27, 2025
Investing

Treasuries ignored politics, but consumer data shifts sentiment

Investor sentiment in the U.S. Treasury market has shifted markedly this week. Yields on 10-year Treasuries have fallen from a peak of 4.8 percent in mid-January to below 4.3 percent, marking their lowest level in two months. The catalyst: a significant …
February 27, 2025
Transfers

People moves: Baloise, Hauck, Schroders, Capital Group, SocGen

This week’s overview of transfers and other people moves in and around Luxembourg includes updates from Baloise Luxembourg, Hauck & Aufhäuser, Schroders Capital, Capital Group, and Société Générale. Tine Vanmassenhove Tine Vanmassenhove has been appointed …
February 26, 2025
Investing

Strong inflow into European equity ETFs, thanks in part to Financials and Industrials

European equity ETFs have experienced a strong net inflow this year. Although the market is driven in the short term by news, investors are ready to expand their positions. Both the inflow into financials and that into industrials is noteworthy. This was …
February 26, 2025
Laws and Regulations

Esma: Further research needed for a better understanding of fund costs

Esma acknowledges that further research is necessary to obtain a more complete picture of the costs of European investment funds. The European regulator made this statement following criticism from industry association Efama regarding a recent Esma report …
February 26, 2025
Asset Servicing

State Street, SS&C unwind IFDS as tech reshapes transfer agencies

State Street and SS&C Technologies are restructuring their transfer agency operations in Luxembourg and Ireland by dismantling their International Financial Data Services LP (IFDS) joint venture after nearly 20 years, as the industry moves toward …
February 25, 2025
Investing

German elections: potential boost for the EU bond market

The market for joint EU bonds is likely to grow significantly in the coming years. In any case, the likelihood of this event has increased considerably following the outcome of Sunday's German parliamentary elections, according to financial analysts, …
February 25, 2025
Opinion

"Make Russia Great Again"

For more than eighty years, Europe has been protected under the security umbrella of the United States. Now, as negotiations take place regarding the war in Europe without the involvement of Ukraine or any other European nations, Europe is forced to adopt …
February 24, 2025
Asset Managers,Asset Servicing

Luxembourg’s next move: from Ucits leader to alternatives powerhouse

Long the dominant force in Europe’s cross-border fund industry, Luxembourg is now pivoting towards alternative investments as the asset management landscape shifts. With active fund strategies losing ground to passive mutual funds and ETFs, the Grand …
February 24, 2025
Investing

Trump-Trades fade, leaving investors searching for the next big theme

Investors, once emboldened by the so-called ‘Trump trades’ - long U.S. dollar, short U.S. government bonds, and overweight anything American - are now struggling to identify the next structural theme. The big uncertainty: tariffs. In the immediate …
February 21, 2025
Investing

Poland as a proxy for peace restoration in Ukraine

At the edge of the abyss, the most beautiful flowers bloom. According to Sebastian Kahlfeld, senior fund manager at the German asset manager DWS, Poland, Ukraine’s neighbouring country, offers a proxy opportunity to invest in Ukraine’s reconstruction. …