Commodities will be the best-performing asset class next year, achieving returns of more than 40 per cent, analysts at Goldman Sachs said in their recently published Commodity Outlook for 2023, ‘An underinvested supercycle’. The first three months will be …

A fortnight ago, Dutch private bank InsingerGilissen sold a pack of high yield bonds to increase its holdings in investment grade bonds. The bank does not rule out that it will do so again in early 2023. “If you expect risks, there will be a storm in the …

The first of January marks a significant milestone in the European Union's efforts to promote sustainable and responsible investing. The EU introduces the level 2 Regulatory Technical Standards for the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, known as …

Cube Infrastructure Managers takes pride in its a progressive approach to infrastructure investing. The firm has raised some four billion euro since 2007. Its portfolio has featured Eurotunnel and various green transition investments. Today it actively …

Jan Kemper will step down as chief financial officer and chief operating officer of German neobank N26, he announced in a post on social media. He only joined the challenger bank in July 2021. N26, one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintechs with more than …

Law firm Clifford Chance has appointed Simone Schmitt as counsel in its corporate practice in Luxembourg. Schmitt joins the firm from Linklaters, where she had been for more than seven years. Schmitt is a qualified lawyer in Luxembourg and has extensive …

Engaging with investors on sustainable investing requires answering two questions: How do sustainability factors impact returns? How do investment choices impact the world? "Good Practices in ESG Reporting” is the topic of this Benelux webinar hosted by …

Financial supervisor CSSF is putting on the thumbscrews. It has imposed individual financial fines on a total of seven managers and directors at two specialised investment funds in Luxembourg. The fines were issued because they sent “incomplete …

The number of private equity portfolios in the secondary market is increasing as both fund managers and investors in private equity funds seek liquidity opportunities. In its private markets outlook, BlackRock focuses on private equity, private debt, …

Quality companies possess characteristics that investors usually warm to, but this was totally different in 2022. In every quarter, the MSCI World Quality index lagged behind the MSCI World index, and in every quarter a loss was collected. On balance, it …

Goldman forecasts 43% return on commodities

InsingerGilissen braces for a storm in high-yield

ESG investing: SFDR level 2 next milestone in journey

Cube leverages Article 8 label to raise infrastructure funds

Jan Kemper surprises by resigning as CFO at N26

Simone Schmitt appointed as counsel at Clifford Chance

Benelux Debate: Good Practices in ESG Reporting

SIF managers fined for providing ‘incomplete’ info

Bargains expected in secondary private markets

Morningstar Top 5: Amundi leads low-quality equity funds