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December 16, 2022
Asset Managers,Investing

Empira sells Vienna property held via Luxembourg Raif

Swiss-based real estate investment manager Empira has sold a 16,000 square metre property project in Vienna for an undisclosed amount. The property had been held through a Luxembourg Reserved Alternative Investment Fund. The Zug, Switzerland based firm …
December 16, 2022
Investing

Cube closes acquisition of MVV’s Czech activities

Luxembourg-based Cube Infrastructure Managers has finalised the purchase of the Czech activities of German energy firm MVV Energie AG. The transaction has been done through the “Cube Infrastructure Fund III” brownfield reserve alternative fund, under the …
December 15, 2022
News

Luxembourg bourse open for trading in Chinese A-shares

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange on Thursday said it has admitted the UK arm of China International Capital Corporation as a new trading and listing member with immediate effect. CICC will enable the indirect trading of shares listed on Shanghai the Shenzen …
December 15, 2022
Asset Allocation,Private Banks,Investing

‘High-dividend, low-volatility equities can reduce portfolio risk’ 

Quintet sees little cause for celebration when the world rings in the new year, the Luxembourg private bank said in its 2023 outlook. The year ahead will be one of two halves: once central banks stop raising interest rates, a new cycle of uneven, global …
December 15, 2022
News

Fed hikes 50bps, raises terminal rate above 5%

The Federal Reserve last night raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 4.25-4.5 percent, rounding off a cumulative tightening of 425 basis points this year. With the Fed’s decision on rates widely expected given the strong …
December 15, 2022
Investing

‘As super-cycle ends, 2023 will be fat and flat’

Looking ahead to 2023, Stockholm-based emerging market funds specialist East Capital has positioned itself for a period of “fat and flat” returns in the belief that 2022 has likely marked the end of a lucrative super cycle fuelled by ultra-low interest …
December 14, 2022
Asset Managers,News

Total AuM for Europe down 12% in first nine months

Total assets under management in Europe amounted to 28,400 billion euro by the end of September, reflecting a decline of about 12 percent from year-end 2021 levels as bond and stock markets fell amid rising inflation and interest rates and slowing …
December 14, 2022
Asset Servicing

Apex wins Kayne Anderson Rudnick fund mandate

Apex Group said it has been appointed by Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management to service its Australian fund. Apex, a Bermuda-headquartered global firm with a strong presence in Luxembourg, has been appointed to provide fund administration and …
December 14, 2022

Economic impact of ESG finance hard to measure

To some spectators, many ESG funds engage in greenwashing, making little serious attempt to boost sustainability. To others, this movement is part of a woke agenda that unfairly bashes the energy industry. Yet, “not yet proven” is the conclusion of a new …
December 14, 2022
Sector

As Europe gazes, the future is built elsewhere

While Europe is survival-mode as a result of a war and an energy crisis, the rest of the world is working diligently and purposefully for the future. A notable news item in this context received limited attention: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to …