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Asset Managers
March 14, 2024

Industry looks to explain lack of diversity in asset management

An industry group backed by leading asset managers in Europe wants to shed light on the significant…
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The 2024 Trends Investment Summit took place at the Brussels airport's Sky Hall conference centre.
News
March 14, 2024

Mounting challenges overshadow revival in the fund sector

Investment funds witnessed a marginal recovery in 2023, following the tumultuous year of 2022. This…
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A Luxembourg tête-à-tête at the Eurogroup in Brussels on Monday, with finance minister Gilles Roth and Pierre Gramegna, managing director of the ESM. Photo: EU.
Sector
March 14, 2024

Eurozone seeks to resuscitate EU’s stunted capital markets project

Eurozone finance ministers have put forth a five-year blueprint to forge a robust Capital Markets…
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Alexandra Serban-Liebsch (photo) has been appointed as the new head of business operations for Waystone Continental Europe.
Transfers
March 14, 2024

Transfer Thursday: Waystone, Apex, Blackstone

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other people news includes updates…
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Sector
March 14, 2024

Five reasons why Luxembourg is a better fund domicile than Ireland

Ireland’s competitive tax policies and workforce have attracted numerous fund promoters, propelling…
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Investment fund costs, illustrated via AI.
March 13, 2024

Fund investing in Europe getting cheaper, but gap with US remains 

Investors in European Ucits funds have seen a notable decrease in fees over the past few years…
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Sector
March 13, 2024

KKR claims bigger returns than Berkshire Hathaway

In an industry where performance is king, KKR has thrown down the gauntlet, claiming a victory in…
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Henrik Blohm, BLI
Asset Managers
March 12, 2024

BLI: Small, mid-cap investments create most shareholder value

With so much media and public attention focussed on large-cap companies like any of the Magnificent…
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The Dockland campus of the Central Bank of Ireland in Dublin. Photo via Wikimedia CC-BY-2.0.
March 12, 2024

Eltif 2.0: Ireland ready to challenge Luxembourg

Ireland on Monday took a step towards challenging Luxembourg’s dominance as hub for European Long…
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Eltifs are European long-term investment funds.
March 11, 2024

Eltif 2.0: EC wants to abandon mandatory redemption period

The European Commission wants to abandon plans for a mandatory, 12-month redemption notice period…
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