The Fed and the Bank of England responded to the coronavirus fall-out with emergency rate cuts of 50 basis points. Now, all eyes are on the ECB. ‘Hopefully, these drastic interest rate cuts will prove to be an overreaction by policymakers. Unlike during …

The Fed's rate cut was not the most clear-cut answer to the corona crisis, says Hendrik Tuch, head of fixed income at Aegon Asset Management. But he understands the decision. 'It anticipates on investors receiving terrible economic figures and profit …

Investors did not respond to the Fed's surprise 50 basis points rate cut with a relief rally. To the contrary, markets closed almost 3% lower as investors interpreted the rate cut as a warning the macroeconomic situation is likely to worsen. Fed …

The coronavirus is causing 'a clear shock to the world economy', according to Columbia Threadneedle. Janus Henderson calls the global spreading of the coronavirus 'a real game changer that has dashed hopes of a V-shaped recovery in global growth.' 'So …

Three fund directors have sent a letter to Europe’s top regulatory body to complain about a lack of action by Luxembourg’s regulator CSSF to protect investors. They run several Luxembourg-domiciled funds, known as LFP I, that were defrauded for millions …

T. Rowe Price has won the Morningstar Luxembourg Fund Award for best fund house, the data provider announced on Thursday during a ceremony at the Centre Culturel 'Schéiss' in Luxembourg. T. Rowe Price also won the award for best fixed income fund house. …

The proposals by the Technical Expert Group (TEG) for sustainable benchmarks and ESG disclosure will not lead to an increase in investments in the climate transition, says index provider Scientific Beta in a vicious 60-page rebuke of the TEG’s final …

Luxembourg is set to bear a big responsibility for making the green financial revolution happen. But are the rules of game clear enough, with reporting set to begin in just over a year’s time? And what role can Luxembourg's fund service providers play? …

Inflows into global open-ended mutual funds almost doubled last year to around 1,600 billion dollars. The vast majority of the inflow was invested in bond funds, according to Morningstar data. The strong inflows have taken the total stock invested in …

ETFs can be a source of systemic risk because they can induce important feedback effects in markets, such as increased volatility in periods of market stress. However, these effects can be mitigated by regulators, according to a research paper by Maureen …

Coronavirus crisis: all eyes on the ECB

'Interest rate cut mostly helps to reduce volatility'

Fed rate cut fails to convince investors

Asset managers weigh coronavirus impact

Investors complain to Esma about CSSF

US asset managers win Morningstar’s best fund house awards

Index provider slams EU sustainable benchmark report

Luxembourg: facilitating green investment

Mutual fund inflows double to $1600bn

Why ETFs are a source of systemic risk