So-called AT1 bonds, also known as CoCos, were in focus on Monday as shares of European banks showed significant declines in the wake of the rescue of Credit Suisse engineered by Swiss authorities by merging it with UBS. The merger package announced late …

Financial services provider Apex Group on Monday said it has appointed Tony Alfonso as global head of valuation, a newly created role that will be in charge of valuation advisory services. Alfonso joined Apex in January after more than 14 years at …

UBS is acquiring industry peer Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs. They will pay 0.76 Swiss francs in UBS shares. The opening offer was initially 0.25 Swiss francs per share. As recently as Friday, Credit Suisse closed at a closing price of 1.86 …

After a formidable start for the capital markets in 2023, followed by the “SVB correction”, a consensus on the sense and nonsense of the 60/40 formula still remains to be found. Investment Officer takes stock again. The “neutral” 60/40 portfolio had to be …

Little is more volatile than financial markets. One minute equity markets are stumbling over yet another mountain of additional interest rate hikes by central banks, the next we are waiting to see if those same central banks need to act to prevent another …

Luxembourg is strongly enthusiastic about the prospects of the new Eltif 2.0 regime as experts here point to untapped demand for such a product in Europe. While acknowledging the oft-mentioned concerns about the lack of liquidity for retail investors, …

In a turbulent year like 2022, investors needed refuge, which was almost nowhere to find. Investments in oil showed outstanding performance, as one of the few areas in the financial markets. And then there were precious metals. Not all metals performed …

After 300 basis points in six subsequent rate hikes since last July, the European Central Bank on Thursday stopped talking about further increases in eurozone interest rates. The ECB is unsure about its next steps now the effects of higher rates are being …

Financial service provider Apex Group on Thursday said it has been appointed by NewVest to provide administration services for the firm’s inaugural Private Equity 50 Index Fund, also known as PE 50, which is backed up by a blockchain. NewVest is an …

Dutch pension funds, a major category of investors in global markets and clients to many Luxembourg real estate funds, last year suffered losses on their real estate investments after many years of rising values. Their investments in real estate funds, …

AT1 bank bonds in focus as Swiss force CS write-off

Apex appoints BDO’s Alfonso as global head of valuation

UBS, Credit Suisse merge into Europe’s largest G-SIB

Investors scratch their heads over cursed 60/40 portfolio

Chart of the week: and then everything was different

Lack of liquidity not seen as show-stopper for Eltif 2.0

Top 5: UBS gold mine tracker leads precious metals funds

ECB unsure about next steps after hiking 300bps since July

Apex to service NewVest PE 50 private equity blockchain fund

Pension funds see losses in real estate portfolios