The focus on sustainable investing has faded somewhat, with the drumbeat of crisis after crisis recently, and now problems with banks in Switzerland and the United States grabbing the headlines. But listen to anyone focussed on the climate for long and …

Green bonds are becoming mature and are a good diversification in a portfolio because they provide above-average transparency, according to Julien Bras (photo), bond manager at Allianz Global Investors. Bras argued that green bonds are an interesting way …

As Investment Officer knowledge partner, Universal-Investment’s Luxembourg country head Sofia Harrschar argues that reforming the EU regulation on social security would be in the interest of Luxembourg’s financial services sector and the many thousands …

Total interest income at Luxembourg’s 120 credit institutions last year surged 39 percent as most banks were able to boost their margins from borrowing and lending activities on the back of higher central bank interest rates, according to data posted by …

Luxembourg-based European Depositary Bank, provider of banking, depositary and custody solutions, has named two women to senior leadership: Cecilia Gejke is now managing director and member of the executive management board and Gilda B. Neiman (photo) is …

Net inflows for Ucits investment funds in Europe more than doubled in January when compared to a month earlier as investors regained trust in the economy and were feeling hope that the interest rate peak was in sight. Money market funds and alternatives …

This Luxembourg edition of IO Talks is about developments in the realm of management companies, popularly referred to as “ManCos”, in Luxembourg. Mancos are an key component of the asset services ecosystem in the grand duchy. Raymond Frenken, …

The Federal Reserve still raised interest rates by 25 basis points despite the banking woes. But not because it has high confidence that all will be well. Moreover, by not pausing once, it has again misled the market. Although the Dot Plot has a somewhat …

Rabobank said it took advantage of the sharp fall in prices of deeply subordinated bonds of European banks to buy additional cocos. BlueBay Asset Management is also betting on the risky bank bonds after Credit Suisse coco shareholders saw their money go …

Investment Officer journalists Max Severijns, Mike Gordon and Raymond Frenken spoke to a range of actors in Luxembourg asset services and alternative investments universum during Alfi's 2023 European Asset Management conference. The above playlist …

ESG investors focus on horizon, despite perma-crisis

Allianz’s Bras: Green bonds are a good diversifier

Luxembourg needs a reform of EU social security rules

CSSF: 23 of 120 Luxembourg banks not profitable in 2022

EDB names Gejke, Neiman to senior leadership

Ucits inflows more than double in January, MMF outflows surge

IO Talks: Apex’s Christian Hertz on Luxembourg ManCos

Chart of the week: the Fed is freaked out

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

IO Talks interviews at the Alfi conference