Investing

Banks pick up ‘cheap’ coco’s as CS debt goes up in smoke
Asset Allocation
March 27, 2023

Banks pick up ‘cheap’ coco’s as CS debt goes up in smoke

Rabobank said it took advantage of the sharp fall in prices of deeply subordinated bonds of European…
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Investing
March 27, 2023

Chart of the week: the Fed is freaked out

The Federal Reserve still raised interest rates by 25 basis points despite the banking woes. But not…
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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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News
March 23, 2023

Swiss supervisor defends AT1 write-offs at Credit Suisse

Switzerland’s financial markets supervisor is defending its decision to force a 16 billion Swiss…
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Asset Servicing
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IO Talks: Kavitha Ramachandran at Apex on private markets

Raymond Frenken, managing editor at InvestmentOfficer.lu, speaks with Apex’s Kavitha Ramachandran…
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Wealth Managers
March 22, 2023

EU clears final hurdle for ‘Eltif 2.0’ private equity funds

The European Union on Monday published the text of its updated regulation on long-term private…
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Asset Allocation
March 20, 2023

Investors scratch their heads over cursed 60/40 portfolio

After a formidable start for the capital markets in 2023, followed by the “SVB correction”, a…
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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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Investing
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Lack of liquidity not seen as show-stopper for Eltif 2.0

Luxembourg is strongly enthusiastic about the prospects of the new Eltif 2.0 regime as experts here…
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Asset Allocation
March 17, 2023

Top 5: UBS gold mine tracker leads precious metals funds

In a turbulent year like 2022, investors needed refuge, which was almost nowhere to find…
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