Last year was another disappointing year for emerging market investors. The MSCI EM index yielded more than the MSCI World index, although the underperformance was less dramatic than in 2021. A summary of key events and a ranking of the five …

With economic growth slowing down in all three of the world’s major economies, investors are best advised to opt for the geographical region with the least messy outlook, leading international economist Mohammed El-Erian has told a Nordic conference. “The …

The oh-so-popular post-war 60/40 portfolio is worn out - passé. So say many asset allocation strategists. The alternative is 60/40/20: equities, bonds and alternatives. Nay, says Zoltan Pozsar, strategist at Credit Suisse. The future is the 20/40/20/20 …

A lack of financial literacy and unfamiliarity with digital technologies are key drivers of financial vulnerability and exclusion, Europe’s three financial sector supervisors said in a collective report. Access to digital channels and digital …

Luxembourg-based global private bank Quintet has reshuffled the top leadership of its branches in Luxembourg and Germany following a series of departures of senior executives at the end of last year that included CEO Europe Thomas Rodermann, one of …

By a landslide, Dublin-headquartered investment services firm Waystone has emerged as the biggest issuer in the Luxembourg market for Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, or Raifs, the latest data analysis by Investment Officer Luxembourg shows. Based …

Unlike the Federal Reserve itself, investors believe the “Fed pivot” moment is approaching rapidly. Forward swaps point to a peak in interest rates of up to five per cent. Some market experts however are “uncomfortable” with the view and don’t exclude a …

Secondary funds are gaining traction in Luxembourg's private equity market. Unlike primary funds, secondary funds invest in assets that have mostly completed their investment periods. Their rising popularity suggests “there is some tension in the market …

Manfred Dietrich has been appointed as funds and investment management partner at the Luxembourg office of global law firm Maples. He brings more than twenty years of experience in the investment funds, asset management and regulatory industries. …

Following an accident in December, Antonio Corpas, chief executive officer of The OneLife Group, passed away last Saturday, the company has announced. He was 54 years old. Corpas had been CEO of the Luxembourg life insurance company since 2018 and had …

Top 5: BlackRock’s emerging market strategy works

El-Erian: ‘The cleanest dirty shirt is in the US’

‘Polycrisis world calls for a 20/40/20/20 portfolio’

‘Poor financial literacy drives vulnerability risks, exclusion’

Quintet reshuffles country CEOs as Rodermann exits

Waystone emerges as big gorilla in the Raif market

Despite hawkish Fed, markets believe pivot is near

As sign of the times, secondary funds gain traction

Manfred Dietrich joins Maples Luxembourg as fund partner

OneLife CEO Corpas, 54, deceased following accident