Net inflows for Ucits investment funds in Europe more than doubled in January when compared to a month earlier as investors regained trust in the economy and were feeling hope that the interest rate peak was in sight. Money market funds and alternatives …

This Luxembourg edition of IO Talks is about developments in the realm of management companies, popularly referred to as “ManCos”, in Luxembourg. Mancos are an key component of the asset services ecosystem in the grand duchy. Raymond Frenken, …

The Federal Reserve still raised interest rates by 25 basis points despite the banking woes. But not because it has high confidence that all will be well. Moreover, by not pausing once, it has again misled the market. Although the Dot Plot has a somewhat …

Rabobank said it took advantage of the sharp fall in prices of deeply subordinated bonds of European banks to buy additional cocos. BlueBay Asset Management is also betting on the risky bank bonds after Credit Suisse coco shareholders saw their money go …

Investment Officer journalists Max Severijns, Mike Gordon and Raymond Frenken spoke to a range of actors in Luxembourg asset services and alternative investments universum during Alfi's 2023 European Asset Management conference. The above playlist …

This Luxembourg edition of IO Talks hears about the latest developments in the realm of legislation around alternative investment solutions, and in particular European Long Term Investment Funds, or ELTIFs, and what they mean for Luxembourg. Raymond …

T his Luxembourg edition of IO Talks talks about European Long Term Investment Funds, a new type of investment fund known as Eltifs that opens the door to private equity and alternatives to a wider group of investors, in particular wealth management …

The 60/40 portfolio has been besieged on all sides since bonds failed to protect against the correction in equities last year. Many see salvation in alternative assets, while others preach flexible allocation. Bonds offered no protection The balanced …

Crestbridge, a fund services provider for private equity and real estate funds, has been granted its depositary licence by Luxembourg’s financial services regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, CSSF. The firm has already been …

Luxembourg-headquartered Quintet Private Bank on Thursday posted its first net profit in four years as interest margins improved thanks to rising interest rates. Higher trading income and a one-time gain from the sale of its stake in EFA also underpinned …

Ucits inflows more than double in January, MMF outflows surge

IO Talks: Apex’s Christian Hertz on Luxembourg ManCos

Chart of the week: the Fed is freaked out

Banks pick up ‘cheap’ coco’s as CS debt goes up in smoke

IO Talks interviews at the Alfi conference

IO Talks: Linklaters’ Silke Bernard on Eltif 2.0 prospects

IO Talks: Alfi’s Emmanuel Gutton on Eltif 2.0 in Luxembourg

Morningstar Top Five: Flexible euro allocation funds

Crestbridge gets depositary licence in Luxembourg

Quintet posts first profit since 2018 as rate margins improve