Asset Managers

Asset Managers
August 23, 2023

SFDR Article 8: The bar is not high

SFDR Article 8 has become a ragbag of investments that can be both green and grey, several experts…
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Degroof Petercam's offices in Luxembourg. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
August 4, 2023

CA’s Indosuez agrees to take control of Degroof Petercam

Indosuez, the wealth management arm of French bank Credit Agricole, has agreed to acquire a majority…
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Asset Managers
August 3, 2023

Asset managers turn their back on ESG

Asset managers worldwide have made little notable progress in achieving their sustainability goals…
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Asset Managers
August 2, 2023

Fund flows confirm major switch to ETFs

Investment managers are shifting fund investments towards Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) at the…
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Johannes Jacobi, AI-specialist at Allianz Global Investors.
Asset Managers
July 31, 2023

‘Valuations of AI stocks remain reasonable’

After a substantial rally, Artificial Intelligence (AI) stocks are still reasonably valued…
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Asset Managers
July 26, 2023

Natixis survey shows ‘we aren’t through the woods yet’

In the wake of a sturdy first half characterised by ebbing inflation, stellar tech-driven stock…
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Stuart Dunbar, partner at Baillie Gifford. Photo: Baillie Gifford.
Asset Managers
July 24, 2023

Navigating private equity, Baillie Gifford advocates prudence

As pressure mounts on investors to allocate larger portions of their portfolios to alternatives…
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Fuchs pressed into action to solve compliance and IT problems
Asset Managers
July 18, 2023

Fuchs & Associés enters liquidation, Fuchs AM up for sale

The Luxembourg District Court on Tuesday ordered the dissolution and liquidation of 23-year old…
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Co-founders of the LVPA. L-to-R: Christophe Vandendorpe at EY, Rafael Le Saux at PWC, Hind El Gaidi at Astorg, and Antoine Boggini at BHB. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
July 17, 2023

Podcast: LFF CEO Mackel on talent, competition, elections

Nicolas Mackel, the CEO of the Luxembourg for Finance development agency and considered as the de…
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Protesters at the Bochum headquarters of German real estate firm Vonovia in April 2022. Photo via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Asset Managers
July 12, 2023

Rates high for longer, hurting commercial real estate

Hopes in the commercial real estate sector that central banks would lower interest rates due to…
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Risk
Asset Managers
July 11, 2023

Efama: European funds sector does not pose systemic threat

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama) has declared that the European investment…
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Asset Managers
July 10, 2023

Asset managers await a Darwinian consolidation battle

Accountancy firm PwC’s latest global asset management survey predicts a Darwinian industry shake-up…
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Co-founders of the LVPA. L-to-R: Christophe Vandendorpe at EY, Rafael Le Saux at PWC, Hind El Gaidi at Astorg, and Antoine Boggini at BHB. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
July 7, 2023

Podcast: Alfi chair Goy on priorities for Luxembourg funds

Jean-Marc Goy, recently appointed as chairperson of Alfi, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund…
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Degroof Petercam's offices in Luxembourg.
Asset Managers
July 6, 2023

‘French, Swiss banks hold best cards in bid for Degroof Petercam’

In what appears to be the final stage of bidding for Belgian private bank Degroof Petercam, two…
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