Russia’s war against Ukraine makes clear that the EU lacks "strategic autonomy". In a world where new powers, forces and risks are emerging, it is time to reset the EU’s common foreign and defence policy, says Joachim Bitterlich. For many years, he was …

Antwerp-based asset manager Merit Capital will lose its Belgian brokerage licence, according to a judgement by Belgium’s Council of State published on 26 April. Merit Capital has been struggling for years with its governance model and profitability. …

The fact that most active investors do not succeed in beating the market does not mean that the market cannot be beaten. “It is not that complicated at all," said alpha investor Jens Peers, CEO and CIO at Mirova Asset Management, part of the Natixis …

A relatively new asset owner-led platform providing information needed to decide on sustainable development investments is gaining global traction now that the world’s biggest asset management firm Blackrock has decided to join as a subscriber. The …

Although growth in Luxembourg’s alternative investment funds market slowed in 2020, it remained significant, bringing the total of alternative assets managed in the Grand Duchy above the 1000-billion-euro mark for a first time, according to new data …

Fundrock, one of Europe’s largest third-party management companies with a significant presence in Luxembourg, on Monday said it has been appointed by Royal London Asset Management Funds plc, also known as RLAM, to provide management and distribution …

Bond yields have shot up worldwide. The US 10-year yield stands at 2.90 percent compared to 1.50 percent at the beginning of the year. This has led not only to one of the biggest falls in bond prices ever, but also to a less attractive valuation of …

Fund managers looking for sustainable investments can find themselves with incomplete non-financial data needed to make their decisions. At BLI - Banque de Luxembourg Investments, Annick Drui, manager of the 75 million euro BL Sustainable Horizon fund, …

The asset class is caught in a general bear market for bonds. The GBI-EM Global Diversified Index, the leading benchmark for emerging market bonds, continued its downward trend and closed the first quarter of 2022 with a loss of 4.4 percent measured in …

In the first quarter, investors sold off their Chinese shares en masse. Foreign investors who had burned their money in Russia were afraid that a similar scenario would unfold in China, potentially leaving them with stranded assets. But there is a silver …

‘We tried to civilise Russia. We did not succeed.’

Antwerp asset manager Merit loses brokerage licence

Fear of underperforming still dominates in Europe

With Blackrock, SDI AOP data platform gains traction

Luxembourg AIF assets top 1000 billion euro for first time

Fundrock to service Irish funds for Royal London

Chart of the week: Rising rates reduce appeal of stocks

Managing impact funds is a balancing act, says BLI’s Drui

Top 5 emerging markets debt, local currencies: Man GLG

Gave sees silver lining around dark clouds over Ukraine