After two consecutive red quarters, global high-yield bond funds closed the third quarter with handsome gains. Yet it is premature to speak of a trend reversal. High yield bonds outperformed long duration assets this year. On the one hand, interest rate …

The European Central Bank as expected announced a 75-basis-point interest rate hike on Thursday. It is the third consecutive increase this year. The move came as no surprise to markets. The central bank updated its wording of the forward guidance, …

In an earlier column here I defended Liz Truss andI expressed support not so much for the content of her policies as for their intention. Truss wanted to promote the growth capacity of the UK economy and ensure that working would pay more. My support for …

The EU’s top category of sustainable investment funds - impact funds as defined under SFDR Article 9 - saw inflows double in the third quarter compared to the second, while funds that are considered mostly sustainable - Article 8 ESG funds - continued to …

Promising to crack down on greenwashing, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority on Wednesday presented its long-awaited proposal for sustainable investment rules, going a step further than similar rules in the EU and US by suggesting three different …

Dutch investment bank Kempen Capital Management has reclassified three of its sustainability funds to “light green” from “dark green/most sustainable” ahead of increasingly stringent requirements that will take effect from 2023 under the EU’s Sustainable …

By agreeing a format that aims to channel more funds towards small and medium-sized companies, the European Union has reached a political agreement that brings the relaunch of European long-term investment funds, a type of investment vehicle known as …

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange on Tuesday launched a new, simplified post-trade settlement model that no longer requires a clearing membership. The exchange has partnered with Italy’s BFF Bank to provide the new service. The new model simplifies the …

Chinese stocks are in a sell-off following Xi Jinping's power grab. The start of his third term as the People's Republic's great leader brings an adjustment to uncertainty, especially now that Xi has clearly manifested himself as a bullish autocrat who …

Driven by new technologies, consumer expectations and risks, banks are increasingly forced to think and act differently, The boldness with which they embrace change in the time ahead will determine which scenario unfolds between now and 2035. “Massive …

Top-5 Global High Yield: outperformance in Q3

ECB raises rates by 75 basis points in ‘dovish pivot’

Enough to drive you crazy

Inflows for Impact funds in Q3 as ESG funds bleed 28.7 bln euro

FCA proposes three labels for ESG funds, 90% threshold

Kempen cuts classification of three sustainability funds

EU agrees political deal on Eltifs

LuxSE launches new post-trade settlement model

Xi Jinping’s power grab brings an adjustment to uncertainty

Banks by 2035: massive changes are on the horizon