Since 2014, the kickback fee, also known as distribution fee, has been abolished in the Netherlands. Prior to this, asset managers would continuously pay a fee to distributors whenever investments were made in the asset manager's funds. Naturally, the …

High inflation is far from tamed, and profit margins are expected to deteriorate. Therefore, it is prudent to adopt a more defensive stance in portfolios, according to Christoph Schmidt, senior portfolio manager of DWS Concept Kaldemorgen, in a with …

Arendt Services SA’s former secretary general and management committee member Marie Druinaud has left the law firm to start her own working venture as a consultant focusing in compliance and liquidation matters and as an independent director, interim …

Financial supervision in the European Union has encountered a pressing challenge - a notable disparity in the approaches taken by national financial supervisors when it comes to sanctioning investment funds. As the watchdog of the EU's financial markets, …

Luxembourg life assurance and wealth management company OneLife has been fined 580,000 euro by the country’s insurance supervisor Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA) after “certain failures” were detected in the firm’s anti-money laundering and …

In the wake of a sturdy first half characterised by ebbing inflation, stellar tech-driven stock market performance, and soaring bond yields, economists and investment strategists predict a reduced recession risk for the latter half of 2023, a survey by …

The European Central Bank is set to make headlines again on Thursday as it is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rates by another 25 basis points. The financial world is keenly watching to gauge the ECB's plans for September and beyond. While …

Declining inflation in the United States is pushing down the dollar. Analysts expect a more prominent role for currencies from emerging markets. There are 'strong indications' that the decreasing US inflation figures, resulting in a lower interest rate …

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) recently focused its attention to undue costs of Ucits and AIFs and issued an opinion thereon in May 2023. In January 2021, Esma started a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) with the national supervisors …

Apex Group, a global financial services provider with a significant presence in Luxembourg, on Monday said it agreed to acquire Axess Accounting Office, a provider of corporate tax services for real estate and private equity firms in Japan. Financial …

The kickback fee is back

DWS’ Schmidt: More defensive portfolio stance is prudent

Transfers: Arendt’s Druinaud becomes consultant

EU divergence on fund fines poses challenge for Esma

OneLife fined €580,000 after CAA finds AML-CFT failures

Natixis survey shows ‘we aren’t through the woods yet’

A September rate hike is not a foregone conclusion

Falling dollar puts spotlight on ‘underinvested’ currencies

No future for undue costs

Apex Group expands in Japan by acquiring Axess