Sebastiaan Hooghiemstra & Benjamin Schaub

Private Banks
July 9, 2020

Active clients propel Degroof Petercam private banking profits

The income of Degroof Petercam Luxembourg’s private banking division has not been dented by the…
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July 8, 2020

KPMG sends "green fraud" warning to investors

Sustainability fraud is on the radar of few investors and asset managers, but it is potentially much…
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Asset Servicing
July 7, 2020

State Street grapples with Covid-19 HR concerns

State Street Luxembourg seems to have ridden out the first wave of the coronavirus crisis. Yet what…
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Asset Allocation
July 6, 2020

Investors return to active equity funds

In a remarkable turn of events, actively managed equity funds suddenly saw substantial inflows in…
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Asset Allocation
July 3, 2020

'Recovery fund gamechanger for European equities'

Agreement on the European coronavirus recovery fund could be a “gamechanger” for the European Union…
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Private Banks
July 2, 2020

Quintet to centralise operations in Luxembourg

Quintet Private Bank is planning to merge its European subsidiaries into one business unit based in…
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Asset Managers
July 1, 2020

State Street survey finds return of investor optimism

Most institutional investors expect there to be minimal impact on their business from the…
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Asset Allocation
June 30, 2020

Investor confidence recovers swiftly

State Street’s Global Investor Confidence Index increased to 94.3 points in June, more than 20…
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Asset Managers
June 29, 2020

Candriam launches Circular Economy Fund

With the SRI Equity Circular Economy Fund, the Belgian asset manager Candriam has launched another…
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Asset Allocation
June 26, 2020

Will gold keep going higher?

While everyone is watching the main US stock indices break records day after day thanks to FAMANG…
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Asset Allocation
June 25, 2020

Outperformance despite tech underweight

Skagen Global remains an outlier among global equity funds. The fund shuns most big American…
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Asset Servicing
June 23, 2020

‘Virus to drive AGM reform’

Annual general meetings moving online is an example of how the coronavirus could change the way…
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Asset Allocation
June 22, 2020

Why factor investing keeps disappointing

Due to a sustained period of underperformance, investors are increasingly questioning the validity…
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June 18, 2020

ESG and value funds launched in wake of pandemic

Vanguard and UBS have launched ESG funds, taking advantage of the increased popularity of…
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