Erik Breen

Allianz’s Bras: Green bonds are a good diversifier
Asset Allocation
March 28, 2023

Allianz’s Bras: Green bonds are a good diversifier

Green bonds are becoming mature and are a good diversification in a portfolio because they provide…
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Dr Sofia Harrschar, country head Luxembourg, Universal Investment. Photo: UI.
Sector
March 28, 2023

Luxembourg needs a reform of EU social security rules

As Investment Officer knowledge partner, Universal-Investment’s Luxembourg country head Sofia…
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Luxembourg investment funds lost €831 billion during 2022
Private Banks
March 27, 2023

CSSF: 23 of 120 Luxembourg banks not profitable in 2022

Total interest income at Luxembourg’s 120 credit institutions last year surged 39 percent as most…
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Cecilia Gejke, PhD, European DEp
Transfers
March 27, 2023

EDB names Gejke, Neiman to senior leadership

Luxembourg-based European Depositary Bank, provider of banking, depositary and custody solutions…
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Investments. Photo via Unsplash.
Investing
March 27, 2023

Ucits inflows more than double in January, MMF outflows surge

Net inflows for Ucits investment funds in Europe more than doubled in January when compared to a…
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Banks pick up ‘cheap’ coco’s as CS debt goes up in smoke
Asset Allocation
March 27, 2023

Banks pick up ‘cheap’ coco’s as CS debt goes up in smoke

Rabobank said it took advantage of the sharp fall in prices of deeply subordinated bonds of European…
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Asset Servicing
March 27, 2023

IO Talks: Apex’s Christian Hertz on Luxembourg ManCos

This Luxembourg edition of IO Talks is about developments in the realm of management companies…
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Chart of the week: Red-hot
Investing
March 27, 2023

Chart of the week: the Fed is freaked out

The Federal Reserve still raised interest rates by 25 basis points despite the banking woes. But not…
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IO Talks at Alfi's European Asset Management Conference
Events
March 24, 2023

IO Talks interviews at the Alfi conference

Investment Officer spoke to a range of actors in Luxembourg asset services and alternative…
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IO Talks: Linklaters’ Silke Bernard on Eltifs and the alternatives universe
Asset Managers
March 24, 2023

IO Talks: Linklaters’ Silke Bernard on Eltif 2.0 prospects

This Luxembourg edition of IO Talks hears about the latest developments in the realm of legislation…
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Emmanuel Gutton, director of legal and tax at ALFI. Photo; ALFI.
Asset Managers
March 24, 2023

IO Talks: Alfi’s Emmanuel Gutton on Eltif 2.0 in Luxembourg

At this week’s Alfi European Asset Management Conference in Luxembourg, Emmanuel Gutton, Alfi’s…
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Top 5: Flexible euro allocation funds
Asset Managers
March 24, 2023

Morningstar Top Five: Flexible euro allocation funds 

The 60/40 portfolio has been besieged on all sides since bonds failed to protect against the…
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Crestbridge gets CSSF depository licence in Luxembourg
Asset Servicing
March 23, 2023

Crestbridge gets depositary licence in Luxembourg

Crestbridge, a fund services provider for private equity and real estate funds, has been granted its…
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Quintet's head office in the centre of Luxembourg town. Photo: IO.
Private Banks
March 23, 2023

Quintet posts first profit since 2018 as rate margins improve

Luxembourg-headquartered Quintet Private Bank on Thursday posted its first net profit in four years…
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