Erik Breen

A coal plant in Germany. Image via RawPixel CC-BY-2.0.
Asset Managers
August 3, 2023

Asset managers turn their back on ESG

Asset managers worldwide have made little notable progress in achieving their sustainability goals…
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Marlene Pelage, CFO at Gen II Fund Services.
Transfers
August 3, 2023

Transfers: Gen II, Crestbridge, Pinsent Masons, Axa, others

This week’s overview of people transfers and appointments in the fund and asset management industry…
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Green EU flags at the European Commission's Berlaymont building in Brussels. Photo: EC.
Laws and Regulations
August 3, 2023

Call for mandatory sustainability reporting standards ignored

The European Commission this week disappointed sustainable investment organisations by ignoring…
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Luxembourg fund managers ordered to review costs and fees
Sector
August 3, 2023

Market gains offset outflows for Luxembourg funds

A positive performance in global financial markets stemmed net capital outflows in Luxembourg during…
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A green maze. Photo by Benjamin Elliott on Unsplash.
Laws and Regulations
August 2, 2023

LSFI helps investment pros navigate EU’s green maze

The Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative (LSFI) on Wednesday launched a new toolkit to support…
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Asset Managers
August 2, 2023

Fund flows confirm major switch to ETFs

Investment managers are shifting fund investments towards Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) at the…
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Gregory Kennedy, IO columnist. Image: IO.
Sector
August 2, 2023

Redoing everything from A to Z

It was June 2014, and I was flying back from Lisbon for an exciting interview at J.P. Morgan Bank…
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Andreas Neumann, the chairman of the management board of Yellowfin Asset Management GmbH. Photo: Commerzbank.
Private Banks
August 1, 2023

Commerzbank to target HNWI clients via Yellowfin

German bank Commerzbank on Tuesday said it has taken a significant step in its asset management…
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Luxembourg's Kirchberg plateau, as seen from Pfaffenthal. Photo: Wikimedia CC-BY-2.0
August 1, 2023

LuxFlag labels 5 new funds in Q2, bringing total to 326

Luxembourg’s financial sector labelling agency LuxFlag granted its ESG and sustainability labels to…
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Han de Jong
Opinion
August 1, 2023

This is not going well, Europe!

The global economy has experienced several major shocks in recent years. A period of normalisation…
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Martin Groos, Member of the Management Board Universal Investment Luxembourg
Opinion
August 1, 2023

Appetite for alternatives remains strong 

There is an unwavering demand on the debt as well as on the equity side of private markets, writes…
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Supervision
August 1, 2023

Macro risks currently the main concern for insurers

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, known as Eiopa, on Monday published its…
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Johannes Jacobi, AI-specialist at Allianz Global Investors.
Asset Managers
July 31, 2023

‘Valuations of AI stocks remain reasonable’

After a substantial rally, Artificial Intelligence (AI) stocks are still reasonably valued…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
July 31, 2023

The kickback fee is back

Since 2014, the kickback fee, also known as distribution fee, has been abolished in the Netherlands…
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