Spreads on high-yield bonds are tight, and the fundamentals of high-yield look strong. Taking (credit) risks has clearly paid off this year. As of the end of September 2024, the Morningstar Global High Yield Bond Index recorded a positive year-to-date …

Czech Banka Creditas has made a binding takeover bid for the Maltese group over online bank MeDirect. Behind Banka Creditas is relatively unknown billionaire Pavel Hubáček. MeDirect is an online bank offering savings and investment products in Malta, …

Ireland has flagged that it does not plan to introduce its own version of Luxembourg’s highly successful Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (Raif), signalling a cautious approach in the global race for private market leadership and reflecting the …

This week’s overview of transfers and appointments in the fund and asset management community in and outside Luxembourg includes updates from Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, Zedra and HSBC. Melinda Käsdorf Melinda Käsdorf has been appointed head of …

Major technology companies such as Amazon, Google, and Oracle are aggressively expanding into nuclear power, sparking significant investor interest in the sector’s stocks and ETFs. However, concerns are emerging about potential ‘pump and dump’ schemes in …

With the European Commission confirming on Tuesday that the Level 2 Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for the revised European Long-Term Investment Funds (Eltifs) regime are on track, the alternatives industry is shifting its focus towards overcoming …

The recently enacted NPL law in Luxembourg brings critical updates to credit servicing and purchasing, writes Sebastiaan Hooghiemstra at Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg in their latest contribution as member of Investment Officer's panel of experts. On 18 July …

The cold, wet, and miserable weather does nothing to dampen Jason 'IPO' Lee’s spirits as he arrives at Findel after a grueling journey from Hong Kong. He has chosen Luxembourg as a launchpad for the European arm of his AI fund. Jason’s confidence is at an …

More than half of the investment funds and ETFs sold in Europe now consist of passive investments. Over the past three years, this market share has increased from 34 percent to 56 percent. This trend is largely driven by two major US firms, BlackRock and …

Following the Great Financial Crisis, the western monetary madness led to years of outperformance for US equities. Now that central banks are lowering interest rates and the global economy seems to be picking up, emerging markets are becoming attractive …

Morningstar: a good year for high-yield bonds

MeDirect may fall into the hands of Czech billionaire

Ireland adopts cautious stance on competing with Luxembourg

Transfer Thursday: Edmond de Rothschild, Zedra and HSBC

Tech giants go nuclear, and so do investors – caution urged

As Eltif 2.0 is cleared, focus shifts to operational challenges

Loan participating funds & the NPLD

It is hard to raise capital in Luxembourg

Market share of passive investing in Europe is growing significantly

Emerging markets in portfolio