While closing the door on a seven-year era of negative interest rates with a larger than anticipated rate hike, the European Central Bank on Thursday committed itself to a more assertive defence of cohesion between the 19 economies that use the euro. …

Manchester-based distressed debt trader Arrow Global Limited has announced it is opening an office in Luxembourg in order to benefit from the Grand Duchy’s position as a global investment fund hub and to put in place “the optimum infrastructure” to …

When it comes to ESG, those who confine themselves to the paper reality may believe that asset managers are becoming increasingly similar. Those who look deeper however see a different picture: European asset managers not only remain in the lead, but are …

As US companies revise their earnings forecasts en masse and fears of recession-induced defaults increase, some investors feel it’s a good moment to get into high yield corporate debt. The key question: what will be the nature of the upcoming recession? …

Luxembourg’s banking association ABBL is encouraging its members to overcome their reluctance and embrace the cloud computing revolution in order to remain “agile and innovative”, especially now that the CSSF has improved its regulatory framework for …

A recent European Union agreement to crack down on the “wild west” in international crypto markets is “not a threat for the Luxembourg crypto market,” according to a senior official at international fund services firm Apex Group. Representatives of the …

Pressed by persistently high inflation in the eurozone, the European Central Bank on Thursday may opt to double up on the 25 basis point rate hike that it has flagged already. Financial markets are increasingly bracing themselves for such a major …

Barely seven of the first 35 companies in the US S&P 500 index to release their second-quarter results subsequently have raised their earnings per share forecast for the third quarter. Are earnings expectations and analysts still too optimistic? Some 77 …

“ So are we going to be good ancestors? Or not?” Social responsibility, sustainability, ESG and SRI are more than buzzwords for the world’s leading pension funds. While some still question the current classifications, taxonomies and regulatory timelines, …

In the United Kingdom, the National Employment Savings Trust, known as Nest, is the country’s leading defined contribution workplace pension scheme. It was set up to facilitate automatic enrolment as part of the government's workplace pension reforms …

ECB commits to more assertive defence of eurozone cohesion

UK debt collector Arrow opens Luxembourg office

Altis survey: ESG integration is more than a paper tiger

High yield promising, if you believe in a snappy recession

Luxembourg banks reluctant to embrace cloud services

Apex: EU crypto crack-down ‘not a threat’ to Luxembourg

ECB seen doubling up with 50bp rate hike on Thursday

‘Analysts overly upbeat on corporate profits’

Modern pension funds embrace ESG as ‘good ancestors’

‘Steward’ Nest seeks high standards in UK pensions