Erik Breen

Morningstar Top 5: Amund leads low-quality equity funds
Products
December 19, 2022

Morningstar Top 5: Amundi leads low-quality equity funds

Quality companies possess characteristics that investors usually warm to, but this was totally…
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Asset Managers
December 19, 2022

JPMorgan to convert active strategies into passive ETFs

JPMorgan Asset Management plans to convert a number of active mutual funds in the US to passive ETFs…
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Dr Sofia Harrschar, country head Luxembourg, Universal Investment. Photo: UI.
Opinion
December 19, 2022

Responsible investing – there is no alternative 

The demand for ESG-compliant investments is growing, especially among professional investors. The…
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New real estate index adds transparency to Luxembourg
News
December 19, 2022

New real estate index adds transparency to Luxembourg

One might have thought Luxembourg’s real estate market was doing well compared to other European…
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Empira sells Vienna property held via Luxembourg Raif
Asset Managers
December 16, 2022

Empira sells Vienna property held via Luxembourg Raif

Swiss-based real estate investment manager Empira has sold a 16,000 square metre property project in…
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Cube closes acquisition of MVV's Czech activities
Investing
December 16, 2022

Cube closes acquisition of MVV’s Czech activities

Luxembourg-based Cube Infrastructure Managers has finalised the purchase of the Czech activities of…
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Luxembourg bourse open for trading in Chinese shares
News
December 15, 2022

Luxembourg bourse open for trading in Chinese A-shares

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has admitted China International Capital Corporation as a new trading…
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Quintet's head office in the centre of Luxembourg town. Photo: IO.
Asset Allocation
December 15, 2022

‘High-dividend, low-volatility equities can reduce portfolio risk’ 

Quintet sees little cause for celebration when the world rings in the new year, the Luxembourg…
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Jerome Powell, President of the Federal Reserve.
News
December 15, 2022

Fed hikes 50bps, raises terminal rate above 5%

The Federal Reserve last night raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points…
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East Capital positioned for a ‘fat and flat’ 2023
Investing
December 15, 2022

‘As super-cycle ends, 2023 will be fat and flat’

Looking ahead to 2023, emerging market funds specialist East Capital has positioned itself for a…
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Tanguy Van de Werve, director-general at the European Fund and Asset Management Association EFAMA.
Asset Managers
December 14, 2022

Total AuM for Europe down 12% in first nine months

Total assets under management in Europe amounted to 28,400 billion euro by the end of September…
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Apex wins Kayne Anderson Rudnick fund services mandate
Asset Servicing
December 14, 2022

Apex wins Kayne Anderson Rudnick fund mandate

Apex Group said it has been appointed by Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management to service its…
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ESG Finance. Photo: Unsplash
December 14, 2022

Economic impact of ESG finance hard to measure

To some spectators, many ESG funds engage in greenwashing, making little serious attempt to boost…
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As Europe gazes, the future is being built elsewhere
Sector
December 14, 2022

As Europe gazes, the future is built elsewhere

While Europe is survival-mode as a result of a war and an energy crisis, the rest of the world is…
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