Asset Managers

The Stalin skyscraper in Moscow. Photo by Alex Zarubi on Unsplash.
Asset Managers
March 25, 2022

CSSF guidance expected on 145 Russia-exposed funds 

Even as limited trading resumed on Moscow’s exchange on Thursday, prospects for emerging market…
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Camille Thommes, managing director at Alfi. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Asset Managers
March 23, 2022

‘Side pockets’ discussed to lift suspensions of Russia funds

Luxembourg is discussing the innovative use of a particular liquidity management tool known as “side…
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Claude Marx, head of the CSSF, speaking at the Alfi European Asset Management Conference.
Asset Managers
March 22, 2022

CSSF calls for extra efforts to track Russian money

The head of Luxembourg’s top financial regulator on Tuesday called on the country’s asset management…
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Micaela Forelli, Managing Director at M&G Investments Luxembourg.
Asset Managers
March 22, 2022

M&G prepares Luxembourg hub for growth in Europe

M&G Investments is preparing to transform its Luxembourg hub for further growth in Europe with the…
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A pro-Ukraine protest in Brussels on 8 March. Photo: EC.
Asset Managers
March 16, 2022

Pictet chief strategist Donay: systemic crisis risks ‘well on’

It almost sounds like a call to run for the hills. Get rid of your risky assets, go defensive, and…
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The Federal Reserve building in Washington. Photo by Rafael Sandana, CC via Flickr.
Asset Managers
March 15, 2022

Investors bracing for FOMC rate hike, Russia default 

There are a number of important events expected this week that will affect investors. The most…
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BlueOrchard CEO Philipp Mueller with a micro-entrepreneur in Lima, Peru. Photo: BlueOrchard
Asset Managers
March 10, 2022

BlueOrchard CEO: impact investing brings resilience

Impact investing looks to put investment money to work on bringing about measurable change in the…
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CSSF HQ in Luxembourg. Photo: CSSF.
Asset Managers
March 9, 2022

CSSF orders funds to report large redemptions

For a second time in two years, investment fund managers have been ordered to directly report…
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A safety net on a sailing ship. Photo CC via Flickr.
Asset Managers
March 8, 2022

​​​​​​​EU’s costly financial safety net inspires confidence

The financial industry often baulked at the tens of billions of euros it pays for EU’s comprehensive…
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Cathie Wood, ARK Innovation ETF. Photo by Ark.
Asset Managers
March 7, 2022

Cathie Wood’s faith in innovation remains strong

While the plunge in the Ark Innovation ETF, a once-popular technology fund with about 50 billion…
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Camille Thommes. Photo: Alfi
Asset Managers
March 1, 2022

Alfi DG Thommes: ‘Indirect impact may go further’

Also as international funds hub, Luxembourg finds itself exposed to the economic fallout from Russia…
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Thomas Schüssler, fund manager DWS Top Dividende
Asset Managers
February 23, 2022

Pressure on equities drives investors to dividend funds

With their stable income and preference for defensive stocks, conservative dividend strategies can…
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ETF. Image: gotcredit.com via Flickr
Asset Managers
February 18, 2022

Global ETF net inflows fall to $76.4 billion in January 

The global ETF industry attracted some 76.4 billion dollars (67.2 billion euro) in net inflows in…
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Amundi on US bank crisis: ‘This is not a systemic risk’
Asset Managers
February 16, 2022

Monica Defend, Pascal Blanqué to lead Amundi Institute 

Amundi, Europe’s biggest asset manager, on Wednesday said that it has created the Amundi Institute…
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