The earnings season has only just begun, but we are already seeing some examples of what will become a trend: fewer companies beating expectations. Investors like to be positively surprised, so companies tend to be overly cautious in their expectations so …

Apex Group on Monday said it has been appointed to provide corporate, administrative and trustee services to the Nasdaq-listed Luxembourg platform of Eqonex Limited, a digital assets financial services company. Eqonex recently launched an Exchange Traded …

With a first-half loss of 7 percent when measured in euro, the GBI-EM Global Diversified Index, the benchmark for emerging market bonds, was by no means the worst student in its class. The past six months have been one of the toughest for bonds ever. …

In the United Kingdom, the National Employment Savings Trust, known as Nest, is the country’s leading defined contribution workplace pension scheme. It was set up to facilitate automatic enrolment as part of the government's workplace pension reforms …

“ So are we going to be good ancestors? Or not?” Social responsibility, sustainability, ESG and SRI are more than buzzwords for the world’s leading pension funds. While some still question the current classifications, taxonomies and regulatory timelines, …

Pressed by persistently high inflation in the eurozone, the European Central Bank on Thursday may opt to double up on the 25 basis point rate hike that it has flagged already. Financial markets are increasingly bracing themselves for such a major …

Barely seven of the first 35 companies in the US S&P 500 index to release their second-quarter results subsequently have raised their earnings per share forecast for the third quarter. Are earnings expectations and analysts still too optimistic? Some 77 …

Ratings agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed its assessment of Luxembourg's government debt with a 'AAA' rating and a stable outlook. The firm announced late Friday that Luxembourg's ratings reflect its "exceptionally high income per capita", as well as its …

A recent European Union agreement to crack down on the “wild west” in international crypto markets is “not a threat for the Luxembourg crypto market,” according to a senior official at international fund services firm Apex Group. Representatives of the …

When it comes to ESG, those who confine themselves to the paper reality may believe that asset managers are becoming increasingly similar. Those who look deeper however see a different picture: European asset managers not only remain in the lead, but are …

Chart of the week: profit fatigue

Eqonex picks Apex for admin and trustee services

Top 5 EMD in local currency: top spot for NNIP

‘Steward’ Nest seeks high standards in UK pensions

Modern pension funds embrace ESG as ‘good ancestors’

ECB seen doubling up with 50bp rate hike on Thursday

‘Analysts overly upbeat on corporate profits’

Fitch affirms AAA rating for Luxembourg

EU crypto crack-down ‘not a threat’ to Luxembourg, says Apex

Altis survey: ESG integration is more than a paper tiger