Asset Managers

Pictet Asset Management has an office on the Kirchberg Plateau in Luxembourg. Photo: IO
Asset Managers
June 2, 2023

Pictet moves its European hq out of Luxembourg

Swiss private bank Pictet has decided to move its European headquarters to Frankfurt, relocating the…
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PWC's Luxembourg office. Photo: PWC
Asset Managers
May 24, 2023

PwC: Luxembourg ManCos redesigning operating models

Market consolidation, pressure on cost and the weight of regulation have reduced the total number of…
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Wim Vandenhoeck, senior portfolio manager for EMD and global bonds at Invesco.
Asset Managers
May 24, 2023

Fed’s ‘pause mode’ could take longer than market expects

The market is expecting a 75 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve after a six-month pause…
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New Raif registrations remain below year-ago levels
Asset Managers
May 23, 2023

Raif registrations down 20% for year to date vs 2022

Fund management companies in Luxembourg registered some 22 new reserved alternative investment funds…
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Gaya Herrington, Club of Rome
Asset Managers
May 23, 2023

Anti-ESG policy seen as reason to underweight the US

While those European investors still in doubt about the importance of ESG are becoming increasingly…
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People crossing street: Jacek Dylag/Unsplash
Asset Managers
May 19, 2023

‘Value for money’ replaces full kickback ban in EU retail plan

Fund firms face the prospect of EU rules setting standards of “value for money” for their investment…
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ESMA's headquarters are in Paris. Photo: ESMA.
Asset Managers
May 17, 2023

Esma wants EU law to stop ‘undue costs’ in funds 

Europe’s top regulator for securities and financial markets on Wednesday said it believes there is a…
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Green EU flags at the European Commission's Berlaymont building in Brussels. Photo: EC.
Asset Managers
May 16, 2023

SFDR clarity welcomed but greenwashing fears linger

Some long awaited regulatory clarity on ESG and sustainability requirements for fund and asset…
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Caroline Baron, head of ETF distribution EMEA at Franklin Templeton. Photo: Franklin Templeton.
Asset Managers
May 15, 2023

Role for Luxembourg in Franklin Templeton’s ambitions

Franklin Templeton on Monday said that all 21 Ucits ETFs from its Icav range have become available…
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Claus Vorm, Nordea
Asset Managers
May 8, 2023

‘We look for stable businesses’

Claus Vorm, senior portfolio manager and deputy head of multi assets at Nordea Asset Management…
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CEO DeGroof Petercam: ‘Importance of my role is overestimated’
Asset Managers
May 6, 2023

Degroof Petercam operating result declines 16%

Referring to a “challenging year”, Belgian investment house Degroof Petercam on Saturday said that…
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Bruno Colmant, former CEO at Degroof Petercam. Photo: Degroof Petercam.
Asset Managers
May 5, 2023

Bruno Colmant sees end of ‘so-called neo-liberalism’

Bruno Colmant, former CEO at Degroof Petercam, spoke in Luxembourg this week as a member of Belgium…
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Eltifs are European long-term investment funds.
Asset Managers
May 4, 2023

Selling Eltifs to the masses requires distribution adjustments

The launch of the amended Eltif regulation – version 2.0 – fits a narrative in some quarters that…
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Degroof Petercam's offices in Luxembourg. Photo: Degroof Petercam.
Asset Managers
May 3, 2023

Owners of Degroof Petercam want to sell their shares

Belgium’s largest independent private bank, Degroof Petercam, is considering a major reshuffle of…
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