The number of private equity portfolios in the secondary market is increasing as both fund managers and investors in private equity funds seek liquidity opportunities. In its private markets outlook, BlackRock focuses on private equity, private debt, …

Quality companies possess characteristics that investors usually warm to, but this was totally different in 2022. In every quarter, the MSCI World Quality index lagged behind the MSCI World index, and in every quarter a loss was collected. On balance, it …

JPMorgan Asset Management plans to convert a number of active mutual funds in the US to passive ETFs next year. The asset manager is not alone. Globally, passive is starting to catch up with active. JPMorgan already christened four active mutual funds …

The demand for ESG-compliant investments is growing, especially among professional investors. The urgency of climate change and the regulatory requirements are driving the development for responsible investing. According to Refinitiv Lipper data, a …

One might have thought Luxembourg’s real estate market was doing well compared to other European cities, but for a long time, exact comparative numbers weren’t available. That’s all changed with the release of a new property index covering Luxembourg, the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Bargains expected in secondary private markets

Morningstar Top 5: Amundi leads low-quality equity funds

JPMorgan to convert active strategies into passive ETFs

Responsible investing – there is no alternative

New real estate index adds transparency to Luxembourg

Empira sells Vienna property held via Luxembourg Raif

Cube closes acquisition of MVV’s Czech activities

Luxembourg bourse open for trading in Chinese A-shares

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

Fed hikes 50bps, raises terminal rate above 5%