Institutional investors expect greater transparency when investing in alternative assets, mostly with risk management in mind, according to a new survey by Clearwater Analytics. According to a poll of 254 institutional investors, representing over $10 …

Equity investors may be underestimating the potential consequences of a miscalculation of the Federal Reserve interest rate path. The market is already pricing in a Goldilocks scenario of stable economic growth and low inflation. It could be a costly …

Etienne Rougier has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Universal Investment Group. He joins from Alliance Bernstein. As of this week he is responsible for driving and transforming the business to support its overall growth strategy. In his new …

There has been a clear shift from public markets to private markets. Private markets are no longer an opportunistic satellite, but are now the core of the investment portfolio. From the end of World War II until the 1970s, companies have gone public to …

Decarbonisation is a trend expected to continue among investors during the coming years. One out of 10 fund selectors in Europe is already completely avoiding so-called "carbon emitters" or traditional carbon-emitting energy companies. Twice as many plan …

Banks are keen to invest more in biodiversity but experience difficulties in finding suitable products. The concept of biodiversity is stretched and providers do not make sufficiently clear what goals they are pursuing and how these are measured. …

Europe’s long-awaited Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation is finally coming up for a vote this coming Thursday at the European Parliament’s meeting in Strasbourg. Players in the crypto industry around the world, from cryptocurrency to NFT providers are …

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen can no longer ignore the fact that the dollar is used as a weapon to quash unwanted behaviour by rivals. It comes with risks of national interest. Imposing financial sanctions linked to the dollar's role could eventually …

A total of 30 new Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, or Raifs, were added to the Luxembourg Business Register during March 2023, according to public records updated as recently as Monday. The latest statistics bring the total number of new Raifs …

Bermuda-headquartered financial services firm Apex Group, one of the largest management companies in Luxembourg, has agreed to acquire MJ Hudson PLC, a troubled London-listed provider of management company services in Ireland and Luxembourg, for about 40 …

Investors want clearer view on risks in alternatives

Misjudging Fed interest rates could be a costly mistake

UI picks Etienne Rougier for change management

From public to private markets

Fund pickers increasingly avoid ‘carbon emitters’

Banks struggle in their search for biodiversity funds

EU crypto-asset regulation coming up for vote

Yellen: sanctions can undermine dollar dominance

Raif registrations down 15% in Q1 vs yr-ago

Apex snaps up troubled MJ Hudson in £40 mln firesale