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December 22, 2022
Private Banks,Investing

InsingerGilissen braces for a storm in high-yield 

A fortnight ago, Dutch private bank InsingerGilissen sold a pack of high yield bonds to increase its holdings in investment grade bonds. The bank does not rule out that it will do so again in early 2023. “If you expect risks, there will be a storm in the …
December 22, 2022
Laws and Regulations

ESG investing: SFDR level 2 next milestone in journey

The first of January marks a significant milestone in the European Union's efforts to promote sustainable and responsible investing. The EU introduces the level 2 Regulatory Technical Standards for the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, known as …
December 21, 2022
Investing

Cube leverages Article 8 label to raise infrastructure funds

Cube Infrastructure Managers takes pride in its a progressive approach to infrastructure investing. The firm has raised some four billion euro since 2007. Its portfolio has featured Eurotunnel and various green transition investments. Today it actively …
December 20, 2022
News

Jan Kemper surprises by resigning as CFO at N26

Jan Kemper will step down as chief financial officer and chief operating officer of German neobank N26, he announced in a post on social media. He only joined the challenger bank in July 2021.  N26, one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintechs with more than …
December 20, 2022
Transfers

Simone Schmitt appointed as counsel at Clifford Chance

Law firm Clifford Chance has appointed Simone Schmitt as counsel in its corporate practice in Luxembourg.  Schmitt joins the firm from  Linklaters, where she had been for more than seven years. Schmitt is a qualified lawyer in Luxembourg and has extensive …
December 20, 2022

Benelux Debate: Good Practices in ESG Reporting

Engaging with investors on sustainable investing requires answering two questions: How do sustainability factors impact returns? How do investment choices impact the world? "Good Practices in ESG Reporting” is the topic of this Benelux webinar hosted by …
December 20, 2022
Supervision

SIF managers fined for providing ‘incomplete’ info 

Financial supervisor CSSF is putting on the thumbscrews. It has imposed individual financial fines on a total of seven managers and directors at two specialised investment funds in Luxembourg. The fines were issued because they sent “incomplete …
December 20, 2022
Investing

Bargains expected in secondary private markets

The number of private equity portfolios in the secondary market is increasing as both fund managers and investors in private equity funds seek liquidity opportunities.  In its private markets outlook, BlackRock focuses on private equity, private debt, …
December 19, 2022
Products

Morningstar Top 5: Amundi leads low-quality equity funds

Quality companies possess characteristics that investors usually warm to, but this was totally different in 2022. In every quarter, the MSCI World Quality index lagged behind the MSCI World index, and in every quarter a loss was collected.  On balance, it …
December 19, 2022
Asset Managers,News

JPMorgan to convert active strategies into passive ETFs

JPMorgan Asset Management plans to convert a number of active mutual funds in the US to passive ETFs next year. The asset manager is not alone. Globally, passive is starting to catch up with active. JPMorgan already christened four active mutual funds …