Hugo Lasat has been at the helm of Belgian private bank Degroof Petercam for almost a year and a half. The biggest challenge of a bank CEO is constantly being in decision mode, he said in an interview with Investment Officer . “Procrastination is not …

Investing is a game of relative things, at least if you do it right. Whether you have a short or long horizon, somewhere the question arises as to which asset classes are actually the most attractive. And since central banks have made it a sport since …

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF on Friday brought attention to a warning from the grand duchy’s cyber security authorities which said an “alarming situation” has been created because more than 500 computer servers have not yet been updated with a …

After years of dominance by growth stocks, dividend funds had slowly become the wallflowers of the investment universe. Investors flocked to technology, e-commerce and internet companies, which emerged as the stars in the stock market firmament partly due …

Industry groups representing the fund and asset management industry in at least three European countries are pushing back on an initiative of the EU's top financial supervisory authority to create clearer, more stringent rules for naming sustainable …

A ticker tape for every single trade in stocks and bonds in Europe. That idea is part of the EU’s long-term ambitions for a Capital Markets Union, a plan being launched in fits and starts. With the endorsement of almost all European stock exchanges, the …

While the smokescreens on the greenwashing battlefield have yet to lift, a new headache file has presented itself in financial markets: the impact of artificial intelligence on market participants and regulators. On that front, transparency is “zero”, …

European Ucits and AIF investment funds experienced net outflows of 278 billion euro last year, the biggest level since the financial crisis of 2008, according to industry statistics compiled by the European Fund and Asset Management Association, Efama. …

Pamela Goldminz has been named as head of the Dallas officer at financial services provider Apex Group, the firm announced on Tuesday. The appointment follows organic growth and acquisitions in the Texas market, it said. Apex Group, active in Luxembourg …

Denis Panel has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Sycomore Asset Management, a unit of Generali Investments, the firm announced on Tuesday. Panel, 52, served until recently as global head of the multi-asset, quantitative & solutions - …

CEO DeGroof Petercam: ‘My importance is overrated’

Chart of the Week: Cash is King!

Cyber: CSSF echos ‘alarming’ warning on server updates

Morningstar Top 5: VanEck leads global dividend funds

Industry pushes back on Esma plan for ESG fund names

Fese, Efama lock horns over consolidated tape

Artificial intelligence: Esma fears lack of transparency

Efama reports Є278 bln in fund outflows for last year

Apex names Pam Goldminz head of Dallas office

BNP’s Denis Panel joins Generali’s Sycomore as CEO