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June 25, 2024
Asset Allocation,News

Nvidia mania: Luxembourg fund tops global exposure chart

In the wake of Nvidia’s stellar stock performance, fund portfolios with allocations to the U.S. producer of next-generation artificial intelligence chips were at their concentration limits before the stock started giving up some of its spectacular recent …
June 25, 2024
Investing,Opinion

Value investing is dead, long live value investing

Benjamin Graham is the founder of value investing with his 1949 book The Intelligent Investor. He has famous followers, including Warren Buffett, Seth Klarman, Mohnish Pabrai and Joel Greenblatt. Graham made sure that investing was no longer equated with …
June 25, 2024
Private Banks,Wealth Managers

Van Lanschot Kempen eyes bigger market share in Belgium

Amsterdam-based investment firm Van Lanschot Kempen is keen to expand its market share in Belgium, enhancing its position as a ‘top of mind’ private bank in the western European wealth management market with a firmer anchor in the low countries. This …
June 24, 2024
Investing

Tax breaks seen as essential for Eltif success in European markets

European ambitions to boost capital flow through increased retail investment, exemplified by the European Long-Term Investment Fund (Eltif), hinge on tax incentives to encourage widespread savings, essential for success. European hopes to increase the …
June 24, 2024
Investing

Benelux pension funds are major contributors to US private equity bonuses

Research by Ludovic Phalippou of Oxford University reveals that Benelux pension funds are the third largest sponsors of performance bonuses for US private equity firms. Phalippou, a professor of finance and author of the bestseller ‘ Private Equity Laid …
June 24, 2024
Investing,Opinion

High interest rates as an explanation for strong economy? Nonsense!

Financial markets and economies often present an inscrutable visage. As investors, we must endure this opacity. Yet, dissatisfaction with this reality spawns a myriad of "curious" (I exercise restraint here) arguments. One such perplexing assertion is …
June 21, 2024
Investing,Products

Fund Radar: Why investors bet big on underdog funds despite odds

Global equities have been performing exceptionally well this year, continuing the trend of robust returns seen in 2023. However, this surge is primarily driven by large-cap stocks. Smaller companies have not fared as well, and this disparity has persisted …
June 21, 2024
Investing,Products

Fund flows: iShares leads in May, CS biggest laggard

BlackRock's ETF provider, iShares, topped the list of asset-gatherers last month, while Swiss bank Credit Suisse led the firms facing significant redemptions, according to data compiled by Morningstar. In terms of net fund inflows, iShares, which manages …
June 20, 2024
Asset Servicing,News,Transfers

State Street puts Lamanna in charge of depositary banking

Riccardo Lamanna has been appointed by State Street Corporation as head of products for State Street Bank International (SSBI), reporting to Andreas Przewloka, CEO of SSBI. Riccardo also has a dual reporting line into Chris Rowland, head of Custody, Cash …
June 20, 2024
Asset Allocation,Asset Servicing,Investing,News

Efama: Vigilance needed as funds thrive on non-EU investors

Foreign investors, notably those from the US, Hong Kong and Singapore, have become the most significant buyers of EU investment funds, according to fresh industry data released by Brussels-based fund and asset management industry association Efama. …