Of the European assets flowing into ETFs last year, a higher proportion went to trackers with ESG labels than trackers without that sustainability feature. Sustainable fixed income ETFs were particularly popular in Europe. This is according to Amundi …

Luxembourg’s reputation for excessive house prices is facing macroeconomic clouds looming over European and international housing markets. However, several country-specific factors will likely minimise the price drops seen in other markets, including tax …

Banks, not investment funds, are responsible for financing the most carbon-intensive activities, the European Central Bank has concluded on the basis of experimental new indicators for sustainable finance. “The companies they finance produce relatively …

High hopes for crypto’s ability to revolutionise the financial world were dealt a harsh reality check with the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange last year. With Luxembourg having early on placed a bet on crypto, some have suggested it could …

European infrastructure investment firm Marguerite has announced the launch of a platform allowing investors to put their money towards building large-scale photovoltaic solar projects. The firm, based in Luxembourg and Paris, also announced its plans to …

Inflows into alternative investment funds in Europe rebounded in November when compared to massive outflows during October, as inflows for Ucits funds fell significantly, according to data released by the European Fund and Asset Management Association, or …

Apex Group on Monday said it plans to acquire the Irish depositary business of Bank of America Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited, also known as Bacsil, through European Depositary Bank, one of its Luxembourg-based subsidiaries. Bacsil is a depositary …

Concerns about global geopolitical tensions and persistent inflation coupled with the threat of a weakening economy leave little space for optimism among institutional investors. Markets in turmoil make finding pockets of opportunity and generating …

For this week's Morningstar Top 5, we look at the best-performing funds investing in emerging market local currency bonds. These funds ended 2022 with a loss of 9.9 per cent, measured in dollars, or 4 per cent in euros. The outlook for this risky asset …

A post recently appeared on my Bloomberg timeline that headlined: ‘BoE’s Bailey Says Truss Risk Premium on UK Assets is Gone’. Being overweight in some UK assets, I wondered what Bailey bases this on. So I look at some asset classes that were hit hardest …

Two thirds of ETF inflows target the sustainable variety

Luxembourg seems immune to housing market downturn

ECB: Banks lead financing of carbon-intensive activities

New regulation offers salvation to crypto hopes

Marguerite plans €60 mln in solar investments

Alternatives inflows rebound, buoyed by Luxembourg

Apex buys Bank of America’s Irish depositary business

Alternatives boost institutional funds, UI data shows

Top 5: Candriam leads EM local currency bond funds

Chart of the Week: Risk premiums back to normal?