Asset Managers

Emmanuel Gutton, director of legal and tax at ALFI. Photo; ALFI.
Asset Managers
March 24, 2023

IO Talks: Alfi’s Emmanuel Gutton on Eltif 2.0 in Luxembourg

At this week’s Alfi European Asset Management Conference in Luxembourg, Emmanuel Gutton, Alfi’s…
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Top 5: Flexible euro allocation funds
Asset Managers
March 24, 2023

Morningstar Top Five: Flexible euro allocation funds 

The 60/40 portfolio has been besieged on all sides since bonds failed to protect against the…
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Alfi 2023 panel on crypto and tokenisation
Asset Managers
March 21, 2023

Appeal of digital raises doubts on implementation

The first day of the 2023 ALFI European Asset Management Conference heard from the head of the…
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Verena Ross, chair of Esma, addressing ALFI's 2023 European Asset Management Conference. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
March 21, 2023

Esma chief tells funds to consider interest rate risks 

The head of the European Securities and Markets Authority, which oversees and coordinates the work…
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Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union
Asset Managers
March 21, 2023

Investment professionals face critics over inducements

As the European Union considers banning inducements (aka kickbacks) for investment advice as part of…
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Chart of the week: Red-hot
Asset Managers
March 19, 2023

Chart of the week: and then everything was different

Little is more volatile than financial markets. One minute equity markets are stumbling over yet…
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Pension funds see losses in real estate portfolios
Asset Managers
March 16, 2023

Pension funds see losses in real estate portfolios

Dutch pension funds, a major category of investors in global markets and clients to many Luxembourg…
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Johan Lema, head of Belgian asset management association Beama.
Asset Managers
March 15, 2023

Luxembourg Ucits now dominant in Belgium

Luxembourg-domiciled Ucits investment funds for retail investors have become the most widely used…
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Maxime Carmignac wants no argument over gender diversity
Asset Managers
March 10, 2023

Maxime Carmignac wants no fights over gender diversity

The lack of transparency in sustainability legislation and poor corporate disclosure does not mean…
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Luxembourg jobs at risk as Nordea, M&G plan redundancies
Asset Managers
March 10, 2023

Luxembourg jobs at risk as Nordea, M&G plan layoffs

Nordea and M&G on Thursday said they intend to cut jobs because the asset management industry is…
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Top 5 Southeast Asia stocks: No. 1 shuns Vietnam
Asset Managers
March 10, 2023

Top 5 Southeast Asia stocks: No. 1 shuns Vietnam

Despite the veritable stock market crash in Vietnam last year, Southeast Asian equities kept their…
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Greenwashing: Alfi opposes Esma approach to fund names
Asset Managers
March 9, 2023

Alfi anniversary sets scene for review of Luxembourg success

The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, the grand duchy’s leading fund and asset management…
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Robeco takes Morningstar awards for best asset manager
Asset Managers
March 8, 2023

Robeco takes Morningstar awards for best asset manager

Asset manager Robeco on Wednesday won the award for best asset manager in Morningstar’s Luxembourg…
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Morningstar awards for Luxembourg. Photo: Morningstar.
Asset Managers
March 8, 2023

Morningstar set for Luxembourg investment awards 

Investment research firm Morningstar is set to announce the winners of the 2023 Morningstar Awards…
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