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March 8, 2023
Asset Managers

Jan van Eck: ESG investments require political intervention 

The crusade against "woke capitalism" is entering a new phase in the United States now that Republican politicians turn against ESG policies in asset management. Jan van Eck, chief executive of the global ETF boutique carrying his name, this interference …
March 7, 2023
News,Asset Servicing

Apex continues acquisitions in Brazil

Apex Group Ltd, a Bermuda-based global financial services provider with a well-established record of acquiring companies, has announced its successful acquisition of Brazil's BRL Trust DTVM after obtaining full regulatory approval, according to a Tuesday …
March 7, 2023
Asset Managers,Technology

Survey finds mixed understanding of digital

A survey conducted among 300 investment institutions, including asset managers, asset owners and insurance firms, has found a mixed understanding of digital assets among investment professionals. The results point to different levels of readiness to using …
March 7, 2023
Private Banks,Wealth Managers,Investing

‘Liquidity remains an issue in the new Eltif framework’

Less than a month after the European parliament adopted its updated regulation for Eltifs - the European long-term investment funds - the new framework may be showing its first cracks. The lack of liquidity remains problematic, and that makes it …
March 7, 2023
Asset Servicing,Investing

New Raif registrations remain below year-ago levels

Some 27 new Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, or Raifs, were registered at the Luxembourg Business Register during February, according to information made public at the end of the month. The number brings the total new Raifs registered so far this …
March 6, 2023
Supervision

CSSF fines Intertrust over poor governance

Luxembourg’s financial regulator the CSSF announced last Friday afternoon that it had fined trust and corporate services provider Intertrust (Luxembourg) S.à r.l. nearly 200,000 euros at the end of last November for several failings. This included meeting …
March 6, 2023
Asset Managers

ESG policies point to growing geographical split

Responsible investment policies at two thirds of the world’s major asset managers, representing some 60 trillion dollars in assets under management, fall short of their objectives, leaving the firms with “serious gaps” in their practices, according to a …
March 6, 2023
Opinion

Chart of the week: are stocks overpriced?

My column last week, titled 'Cash is king,' showed that both cash and bonds are again competing with equities. After years of being saddled with TINA - There Is No Alternative - there again is something for investors to choose from. Now of course those …
March 6, 2023
Sector

Climate risks have ‘sizeable’ impact on bank profits

Banks are vulnerable to damage from climate change, which could particularly affect their balance sheets and asset holdings. Banks in southern Europe are more vulnerable than average: they face increased physical risks for more than 60 per cent of their …
March 6, 2023
News

UkrainePlatform emerges as investment think tank

A Luxembourg roundtable initiative that brought together public and private sector stakeholders with an interest in the economic recovery of Ukraine has evolved into becoming UkrainePlatform, a think tank focused on encouraging investments and developing …