As a result of the corona crisis, investors suddenly look at healthcare companies very differently. ‘The pandemic has changed the perception of the sector in the eyes of the outside world,' says Lydia Haueter, manager of the Pictet Biotech Fund. Since …

Several countries drastically reduced their exposure to US government bonds in March. Treasuries worth $256.6 billion were sold, according to data published by the US Treasury. According to analysts, the outflow was mainly driven by the fact that a number …

Global dividend yields are expected to fall between 15 and 35% this year as the coronavirus pandemic hits companies’ earnings, according to Janus Henderson Investors. The new prediction comes less than three months after the asset manager predicted 2020 …

In the fastest and deepest correction we've ever seen, ESG strategies have held up relatively well. A webinar organised between Natixis Investment Managers and its affiliate asset managers Thematics AM and Mirova, the reasons behind this were discussed. …

Qui paiera la dette ? Même en ces temps obscurs, cet appel au réalisme le plus plat pourrait ne pas être aussi incongru qu’il n’y paraît, tant la dette des Etats a dérapé en quelques mois seulement. Du déconfinement de la population au déconfinement de la …

Romain Boscher de Fidelity s’attend à une forte divergence des performances boursières lors de la phase de reprise, avec la santé financière comme principal facteur de discrimination. Selon lui, les indices peineront à retrouver leurs records avant 2021 …

The CSSF has launched a new website. The site is supposed to offer ‘a more intuitive and personalised navigation and a number of enhanced features’, according to Luxembourg’s financial regulator. However, the new website has been displaying technical …

Luxembourg-based Quintet Private Bank has opened a branch in Zurich, Switzerland. The opening follows the acquisition of the local Bank am Bellevue, the asset management arm of Bellevue Group AG, and the approval of the transaction by the regulatory …

US government debt is rising rapidly and the economy has come to a virtual standstill because of the coronavirus. However, treasury yields have never been this low. Yet, real alternatives to treasuries as a safe haven investment have yet to emerge, …

Chief economists are all waiting for the gradual lifting of lockdown measures. But otherwise, there’s little that unites them. Some are optimistic for the recovery to continue, while other believe markets are ahead of themselves. The corona crisis is …

Coronavirus image boost for healthcare stocks

Foreign investors dump Treasuries

‘Dividends to fall 15-35% in 2020’

Why ESG funds fared better during the crisis

Pour une dette européenne commune

« Pour profiter du rebond, il faudra survivre à la chute »

CSSF launches new website with hiccups

Quintet Private Bank opens Swiss branch

‘There’s no alternative for Treasuries’

Chief economists disagree on post-corona market outlook