Erik Breen

Asset Allocation
September 15, 2020

‘High-yield market correction is looming’

The high-yield market has recovered nicely from the corona-induced market crash, but further price…
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Asset Allocation
September 14, 2020

Luxembourgers continue to shun investment funds

Despite the Grand Duchy’s status as Europe’s largest investment fund centre, Luxembourgers hold…
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Asset Allocation
September 11, 2020

Analysis: the end of the short-sellers?

Have hedge fund managers just lost it? More and more leading managers are returning assets to their…
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September 10, 2020

AIFMD reform is taking shape

The potential shape of the upcoming reform of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive…
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Asset Allocation
September 9, 2020

Inflation: to be or not to be?

After the relaxation of the inflation target by the Fed, investment experts are rushing to predict a…
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September 8, 2020

‘ESG integration is easier for long/short managers’

BNP Paribas Asset Management recently launched a long-short strategy aimed at companies related to…
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Transfers
September 4, 2020

Transfers: Fundsquare, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Intertrust

Fundsquare, a subsidiary of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange that provides services to support and…
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September 2, 2020

Alfi asks for delay to sustainability disclosure rules

Alfi has asked the European Commission to delay the implementation of new rules on the disclosure of…
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Asset Allocation
September 1, 2020

'Fed U-turn will propel inflation'

The Fed’s announcement last Thursday that it will now target an ‘average’ inflation rate of 2% is a…
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August 31, 2020

Is Luxembourg ready for the post-Covid era?

While slowly getting back to normal, the priority of the country’s fund industry should be to review…
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Asset Managers
August 28, 2020

Nordea Emerging Stars emerges unscathed from corona crisis

The Nordea Emerging Starts Fund has managed to achieve a year-to-date return of more than 12% this…
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August 27, 2020

An 'everything bubble'?

Financial market bubbles are quite concentrated, we noted recently. But more and more market…
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Asset Allocation
August 25, 2020

Dividend pay-outs fall by 22%

Dividend payments fell by a record 22% in the second quarter, hitting their lowest level in eight…
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August 24, 2020

Focus on healthcare keeps demographics strategies afloat

Despite a global pandemic that has mainly affected the older and more fragile parts of the…
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