Asset Managers

John Bailer, Newton Investment Management
Asset Managers
December 14, 2021

Value renaissance finally on way

I t takes a lot of guts to come up with the proposition that this is the moment to shift the…
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Sylvester Eijffinger, Tilburg University
Asset Managers
December 13, 2021

Cryptos, highly undesirable alternative liquidity

Cryptocurrencies are causing the European Central Bank increasing concern. This exotic market…
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Mark L. Casey, Capital Group
Asset Managers
December 10, 2021

The bear case on blockchain

In the Luxembourg financial and innovation sectors, blockchain is often discussed a key element in…
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Tower of Babel, Breughel 
Asset Managers
December 6, 2021

Analysis: is EU now the turtle of sustainability?

Just a few weeks after the UN climate conference COP26 in Glasgow, one of the European Commission’s…
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Arun Singhal, Qontigo
Asset Managers
December 2, 2021

Qontigo: the builder of more than ten thousand indices

Qontigo has already built more than ten thousand indices, commissioned by asset owners such as APG…
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Hugo Lasat, Degroof Petercam
Asset Managers
November 30, 2021

New Degroof Petercam CEO: firm in sweet spot

Hugo Lasat has been officially appointed as the new CEO of Degroof Petercam, succeeding Bruno…
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Gary Buxton, Invesco
Asset Managers
November 29, 2021

Luxembourg-based asset manager launches Bitcoin ETP

Invesco has announced the launch of a Bitcoin ETP (exchange-traded product) aimed at giving…
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Duncan Higgs and Kathryn Saklatvala, bfinance
Asset Managers
November 29, 2021

Mandate fees discounted 5 to 15%

During negotiations on the fee that asset managers charge institutional investors for the management…
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Wouter van Overfelt, Vontobel
Asset Managers
November 18, 2021

EM debt a paradise for active investors

“The world needs to be prepared for a debt crisis in emerging markets. Rising interest rates will…
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Nicola Rawlinson, JP Morgan AM
Asset Managers
November 17, 2021

JP Morgan fund increases short positions in equities

The exuberance in the equity markets is a little too much for the managers of JP Morgan’s €6 billion…
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Asset Managers
November 16, 2021

Columbia Threadneedle acquires BMO asset business to strengthen EU position

The US-British asset manager Columbia Threadneedle thinks it can significantly strengthen its…
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Climate change damage
Asset Managers
November 15, 2021

Challenging times ahead for real estate investors

The warning that climate-related damage will be more difficult to insure is growing. A challenging…
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Riccardo Lamanna, State Street
Asset Managers
November 12, 2021

State Street names new Luxembourg country head

Riccardo Lamanna has recently become the Luxembourg Country Head for State Street. He entered the…
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Philipp Mueller (L) and Daniel Perroud (R), Blue Orchard
Asset Managers
November 11, 2021

Impact investing taking over from ESG

Despite much debate in the market about the hows and whys of ESG integration, impact investing is…
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