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MEP Isabel Benjumea, rapporteur on the EU AIFMD and Ucits reviews. Photo: EP.
Laws and Regulations
May 19, 2022

‘Asset managers need bigger say in applying crisis tools’ 

Europe’s asset management industry on Wednesday threw its backing behind a legislative proposal to…
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Complexity. Photo by Joe Lodge via Flickr under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Laws and Regulations
May 19, 2022

Esma promises guidance on ‘astonishing’ ESG complexity

The European Securities and Markets Authority recognises the asset management industry is under…
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Investing
May 19, 2022

‘A good company is not necessarily a good stock’

Financial markets do relatively well when it comes to predicting the future. Collective wisdom is…
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Oddo BHF Asset Management said it has strengthened its presence in Benelux with the recruitment of André Koeken as sales manager. He is now in charge of developing the clientele of independent financial advisors and insurance companies in the Benelux. He reports to Dominic Nys, Sales Manager for Benelux. Koeken, who joins Oddo from Carmignac, has more than nine years of experience in the finance and asset management sector where he held commercial and development roles, notably with insurance companies, wea
Transfers
May 18, 2022

Koeken joins Oddo BHF's Benelux sales from Carmignac

Oddo BHF Asset Management said it has strengthened its presence in Benelux with the recruitment of…
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Peter Hughes, founder and CEO of Apex Group. Photo: Apex.
Asset Servicing
May 18, 2022

Apex to take over Maitland, expanding geographic reach

Apex Group Ltd continues to add management companies to its group through acquisitions. On Wednesday…
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Recycling. Photo by Matt Marlin via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
May 18, 2022

The 20 asset managers with the most sustainable assets

Product launches for Article 8 and 9 funds, sustainability funds and ESG funds are all over the…
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Private equity. Photo by Jernej Furman, CC BY 2.0 via Flickr.
Family Offices
May 17, 2022

Family offices, HNWIs are hungry for private equity

Private markets are no longer the exclusive preserve of large institutional investors. A round of…
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From left to right: Sopiad CEO Pierre Nemeth, chair of the board David Suetens and CCO Julien Renkin. Photo: Sopiad.
Asset Managers
May 17, 2022

Sopiad aspires to reshape client interactions in ESG era

A university-sponsored wealthtech startup based in Liège, Belgium, is keen to make life easier for…
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Adrien Bommelaer, portfolio manager at La Financière de l’Echiquier.
Investing
May 16, 2022

Plus ça change… investing in innovation remains key

Dislocation of Europe’s energy supplies, inflation, increased interest rates, Covid lockdowns in…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
May 16, 2022

Chart of the week: did growth stocks lose their lustre?

For years, US technology stocks have beaten the rest of the market. And not by much. This trend was…
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