This week, the following chart from the Financial Times caught my attention. It shows the net issuance of shares worldwide since 1999. Although the year is still relatively young, 2024 so far shows the largest negative issuance over this period. As the …

Emerging markets continued last year's trend in Q1 2024. And that is not good news for emerging market investors, as it meant another significant underperformance versus developed countries. Although the return of the MSCI EM index was 4.71 per cent in …

Oddo BHF Asset Management has announced the launch its first European Long-Term Investment Fund. The fund is called the Oddo BHF Commit for Tomorrow Eltif and is structured in line with the Eltif 2.0 regulation, designed to open up private equity to a …

The European Central Bank (ECB) is charting a course of strategic patience, signalling a readiness for a gradual policy shift that could commence as early as June. Analysts uniformly anticipate that while the near term may see steady policy rates, a …

The first quarter of 2024 has lapsed and there are only less than three quarters to go for the implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (Dora). Dora will apply to most EU financial entities, including (Ucits) management companies …

In a report released this week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stark warning about the burgeoning private credit sector, highlighting the necessity for enhanced regulatory oversight to mitigate burgeoning risks within this rapidly …

Money's gotta move—it's the backbone of our economy, and the speed at which it zips around, known as the turnover or circulation rate, tells us a lot. It's all about how often a dollar is spent in a certain timeframe. When times are good, money flows like …

As the U.S. presidential election nears, the markets are bracing for heightened volatility, particularly within the S&P 500, signaling the first significant movement in the Volatility Index (VIX) in several months. Investors are turning their gaze toward …

More than 600 new Raifs, sub-Raifs launched in 2023 Carne, Pictet and Partners emerge as most active AIFMs AIF identifier data from CSSF and LBR underpins analysis Raifs - Reserved Alternative Investment Funds - have been one of the most successful …

Sofia Harrschar, head of alternative investments & structuring at Universal Investment, delves into the shift towards alternative investments among institutional investors. There is a growing appetite for private equity, private debt and other unlisted …

Supply in bonds and equities

Emerging markets lag behind, but not at GQG Partners

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

‘Keep going, there’s nothing to see here’

Dora is ‘around the corner’

IMF sounds alarm over perils in private credit markets

Animal spirits

Peak volatility expected during US elections

Launching Raifs as sub-funds is the new new thing in Luxembourg

Alternatives continue dynamic growth