When an Irish-domiciled Eltif, a European long-term investment fund, suspended redemptions late last year, it marked the first gating event in the European market and exposed the structural tension at the heart of the product. The episode comes as Eltifs …

Blackrock is an established behemoth with total assets that easily overwhelm its closest rivals, while UBS Asset Management is rebuilding following the acquisition of Credit Suisse Asset Management. Blackrock and UBS Asset Management present markedly …

Faithful readers of this column know that I am deeply concerned about the politicization of the European Central Bank (ECB). Lessons from monetary history and piles of academic research support that concern: we simply know that a central bank that listens …

For decades, investors have been told to balance risk with a simple formula: the 60/40 split between stocks and bonds. New research from Yale argues that approach is fundamentally flawed, leaving many savers too conservatively positioned to maximise …

The health care sector continues to lag behind the broader equity market, but according to sector analysts, investor pessimism is overdone. Innovation, improving earnings growth, and declining political risks could give the sector renewed momentum in the …

Quintet Private Bank has appointed Lars Kalbreier as group chief investment officer and member of the Authorized Management Committee, succeeding Bryan Crawford. The Luxembourg-headquartered private bank announced the appointment on March 25. Kalbreier …

As geopolitical tensions rise, capital is quietly repositioning. Luxembourg is emerging as a European anchor for globally minded family offices, with Singapore reinforcing the shift from the Asian side. Capital rarely moves suddenly. But it does move …

European investors are approaching the current crisis using analytical frameworks from previous crises. According to chief strategist Mabrouk Cherouane of Natixis Investment Managers, this reflex leads to misinterpretations that directly affect asset …

The elephant in the room, centralized supervision, was impossible to avoid during the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry’s annual Global Asset Management Conference in Kirchberg on Tuesday. Though in favor of supervisory convergence, Luxembourg …

Neobrokers and digital banks are advancing into wealth management and are putting further pressure on margins in the sector. Firms must choose between scale or differentiation to avoid ending up in a so-called “Valley of Death.” That is according to Sjors …

Eltif growth meets market reality

Morningstar: two speeds at Blackrock and UBS AM

Christine Lagarde has always remained a politician

Investors underestimate risk capacity Yale finds

‘Health care can regain its role as a safe haven’

Transfers: Quintet, BNPP AM, Arendt, CSSF, Aztec, HSBC, Deutsche

From Middle East uncertainty to Singapore and Luxembourg

European investors ‘are misreading the cycle’

Luxembourg slams idea of centralized EU supervision

Neobrokers and neobanks are putting pressure on wealth management margins