Funds investing in emerging market bonds lost for the third quarter in a row when measured in dollars, but made a small gain in euros. Local currency emerging market bonds rose 1.7 per cent in the past third quarter after losses of 2.8 per cent and 4.4 …

Asset services provider Apex Group has announced a collaboration with BlackRock’s eFront to provide its ESG data consulting services to investors in private markets. The partnership will provide GPs, General Partners, as private equity investors are often …

The big difference between bonds and equities is that cash flows in bonds are fixed in advance. It makes inflation the great enemy of bonds. With equities, the effect of inflation is more complex. Companies that raise prices often realise higher sales as …

When it comes to ESG and sustainable investing, Luxembourg’s financial regulator is keen to ensure that investment funds will stick to their promises when they sell products that are branded as green and sustainable. CSSF is preparing dedicated guidance …

The EU’s sustainable finance framework is widely recognised as immensely complex. For private equity firms, it’s even more so, especially now that more and more investors demand that their investments are made in funds with sustainable assets. With …

Luxembourg is not immune when it comes to cyber security. The grand duchy’s anti-cyber risk effort lacks centralisation and does not have a single point of contact, which makes its companies and institutions vulnerable. For hackers and data thieves, it …

Luxembourg-based Cube Infrastructure Managers has agreed to acquire Firstcolo Datacenters GmbH, a Frankfurt-based data centre business providing colocation, dedicated servers, managed services and private cloud solutions, for an undisclosed amount. …

The private loan market is being revalued. Risks are becoming more expensive and coupons are shooting up. Positive for pension funds and insurers that stay put until maturity, but investors in this category also sometimes have distressed moments. “Will …

Luxembourg’s bank clients remained conservative in 2021, keeping nearly all - or 80 percent - of their assets in savings, even when interest rates are low, a survey conducted jointly by the Luxembourg bank association ABBL and financial regulator CSSF …

To preserve financial stability , EU supervisory agencies for energy markets and for financial markets on Tuesday said they will intensify their cooperation and improve their exchange of information, seeking to avoid potential market abuse in Europe’s …

Top 5 Emerging Market Debt funds: NNIP in the lead

Apex offers ESG data in private markets via Blackrock's eFront

The effect of inflation on corporate earnings

CSSF tells funds to keep promises on what they sell to investors

In private equity, ESG requires even closer engagement

Lack of coordination undermines cyber security efforts

Cube Infrastructure acquires German green data centre

‘Gamechanging’ gives private loan markets distressed moments

CSSF-ABBL survey: Luxembourg bank clients prefer savings

EU supervisors for markets, energy step up cooperation