Asset Managers

L-R: David Capocci (Managing Partner), Christian Guertler, Annick Breton and Yves Courtois (Head of Advisory). Photo: KPMG.
Asset Managers
January 20, 2022

KPMG Luxembourg names Breton, Guertler as partner

KPMG Luxembourg has named Annick Breton and Christian Guertler as partners in its asset management…
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Maarten Boudry, University of Ghent
Asset Managers
January 19, 2022

Contrarian prefers growth over green concerns

The idea that economic growth is a problem is seriously outdated, according to University of Ghent…
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Emmanuel Macron and Mario Draghi (2019 archive photo)
Asset Managers
January 10, 2022

Opinion: French-Italian cocktail of cunning for EU

“Never waste a good crisis” is an English expression that you can safely leave to the French and…
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Motor yacht on the IJ, Amsterdam
Asset Managers
January 10, 2022

European wealth hits record high, Benelux tops EU millionaires list

European wealth reached unprecedented levels last year and is increasingly concentrated among…
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Photo by Ron Dyar on Unsplash
Asset Managers
January 6, 2022

Step toward securitisation law reform

Luxembourg is ranked third in the eurozone for securitisation business, and this is set for a boost…
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Simon England-Brammer, Nuveen
Asset Managers
December 22, 2021

The largest unknown asset manager in the world

“Although we are number twelve in the world in order of assets under management, we are a relatively…
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David Bouchoucha, BNP Paribas AM 
Asset Managers
December 21, 2021

Spreads on smaller SME loans still attractive

As in the sovereign and corporate bond markets, private debt valuations have risen sharply. “However…
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Vincent Juvyns, JP Morgan
Asset Managers
December 20, 2021

JPMorgan AM: equities are a good inflation hedge

In its outlook for 2022, JP Morgan Asset Management makes no bones about the fact that equities…
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Christine Lagarde, ECB 
Asset Managers
December 20, 2021

Analysts guess at ECB policy direction

It was the week of the central banks. The Bank of England raised interest rates by 15 basis points…
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Trading floor, Wall Street
Asset Managers
December 20, 2021

Is a recession on the way?

The yield curves on the global bond markets flattened dramatically during the second half of October…
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Robert Reich, economist & author
Asset Managers
December 17, 2021

Weak competition law enforcement drives inflation

The business outlook for next year is characterised by concerns about inflation. Is it a temporary…
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Marcus Peter, GSK Stockmann Luxembourg
Asset Managers
December 16, 2021

Hopes for an ELTIF breakthrough

Quiet optimism in the Luxembourg fund industry suggests that proposed tweaks to the ELTIF regime…
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Hendrik Leber, ACATIS
Asset Managers
December 15, 2021

This fund is not for people who lie awake

With a return of 46 per cent year-to-date, the ACATIS Datini Valueflex is on a roll this year. The…
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Anthony Payne, Pergrine consultancy
Asset Managers
December 15, 2021

Rebranding problems due to consolidation

The ongoing, rapid consolidation in asset management is exposing problems around rebranding….
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