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January 13, 2023
Investing

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

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 …
January 13, 2023
Laws and Regulations

‘Poor financial literacy drives vulnerability risks, exclusion’

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 …
January 13, 2023
Private Banks

Quintet reshuffles country CEOs as Rodermann exits

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 …
January 12, 2023
Investing

Waystone emerges as big gorilla in the Raif market

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 …
January 11, 2023
Investing

Despite hawkish Fed, markets believe pivot is near

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 …
January 11, 2023
Investing

As sign of the times, secondary funds gain traction

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 …
January 10, 2023
Transfers

Manfred Dietrich joins Maples Luxembourg as fund partner

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.  …
January 10, 2023
Institutional

OneLife CEO Corpas, 54, deceased following accident

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 …
January 10, 2023
Asset Servicing,Investing

Pandoo, as single brand, replaces Pandomus, Pancura 

Two Luxembourg brand names in the alternative investments business are disappearing. Fund administration firm Pandomus and independent management company Pancura have been renamed under the single new brand of Pandoo. The two companies were already part …
January 10, 2023
Supervision

Esma’s new look reflects sustainability, innovation

The European Union’s top supervisory authority for financial markets has started the new year with a new visual identity and logo that underlines its drive for efficient and resilient markets, the role of sustainability and innovation in its mission, and …