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November 8, 2022
News,Wealth Managers

Fire breaks out in defensive profiles

Even clients with the most defensive risk profile stand to lose more than -12 per cent at Dutch asset managers this year. “Defensive clients have 2008 experience in their portfolios. And according to many, we are not even at the exit yet.” As of this …
November 7, 2022
News

Allianz GI: cybersecurity will continue to grow strongly

Companies cannot economise on cyber security: the dangers have become far too great today. Yet the entire sector fell on the stock market as much as the overall tech market. Erik Swords, manager of the Allianz Cyber Security fund since October 2021, …
November 7, 2022
Investing,Opinion

Graph of the week: Inverted yield curve? Don't panic

As might be expected, the US 10-year - 3-month yield curve has also turned negative. This inversion means that the two traditional yield curves with the longest and most reliable track record as recession predictors are now negative. By itself that's is …
November 7, 2022
Investing,Wealth Managers

‘Europe should not count on a traditional recovery’

Europe should not count on a traditional economic recovery. Due to second-round effects, inflation will widen further by 2023. And, ING chief economist Carsten Brzeski says, don't count on gas prices coming down either. Nay, on the contrary, the real …
November 4, 2022
Opinion

In Flux: It’s like we lost Taiwan, or Canada

The data leaves no doubt about it. This year is a tough one for investors everywhere. It’s very clear in the numbers reported this week, both for Europe and for Luxembourg, the domicile for about 10.000 Ucits funds, about one third of all such funds in …
November 4, 2022
Asset Managers,Products

Top 5 UK equity funds: Invesco leads amid record outflows

The British surprised financial markets on that infamous 23 June 2016 with their choice to leave the European Union. Since then, uncertainty for the UK has increased considerably, with problems and controversies accumulating on both the political and …
November 3, 2022
Investing

Luxempart posts gain from partial sale of Rimed stake

Luxempart, a private equity firm listed on the Luxembourg bourse, said on Thursday that it has generated a “significant” investment return by selling the bulk of its stake in Swiss diagnostic radiology firm Rimed to diagnostic services provider Unilabs. …
November 3, 2022
Technology

Kenyan agritech Hello Tractor wins Lhoft’s Africa bootcamp

A Kenya-based fintech-agritech firm called Hello Tractor has emerged as the winner of the fifth edition of Catapult: Inclusion Africa , a week-long financial inclusion bootcamp that is part of an accelerator programme developed by the Luxembourg House of …
November 3, 2022
Asset Managers,News

Fed makes clear swift return to normal is unlikely

Chances of a real turn in short-term interest rate policy seem to have been squandered since yesterday. According to specialists at Aegon AM, PGIM and T. Rowe Price, interest rates will remain high for several more quarters. A quick reversal in interest …
November 3, 2022
Asset Servicing

Apex completes acquisition of AIFMD depositary Darwin

Following regulatory approval, Apex Group has completed its acquisition of Darwin Depositary Services, an Amsterdam-based provider of depositary services to alternative investment funds, the company announced this morning. Financial details were not …