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May 12, 2022
Private Banks,Transfers

HSBC’s Chris Allen named Group CEO at Quintet 

Luxembourg-based Quintet Private Bank on Thursday said that it has named Chris Allen as Group CEO. Allen, who spent the past 15 years moving up the ranks at HSBC, brings over three decades of financial services experience to the role and will take up the …
May 12, 2022
Investing

Real estate as permanent inflation hedge is 'nonsense'

With macroeconomic factors and market sentiment dragging down yields, investors are wondering what to do with their real estate investments. For one of the most capital-intensive asset classes, isn't rising interest generally a bad sign? “Conventional …
May 12, 2022
Asset Managers

As investors push, CEOs struggle with sustainability

An increasing number of chief executives recognises that sustainability is one of the main challenges they face over the coming years, a new survey among 3,000 CEOs said. The pressure on CEOs is not coming from consumers and policy makers, but from board …
May 12, 2022
News,Sector

Success keeps LuxSE autonomous from big players

A changing of the guard at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, known as LuxSE, and strong results increases across the board were the themes at Wednesday’s Luxembourg Stock Exchange annual press conference.  Outgoing Chairman Frank Wagener spoke of the stock …
May 11, 2022

ECB signals long path of eurozone interest rate hikes

Waving goodbye to what it calls “disflationary dynamics,” the European Central Bank on Wednesday sent clear signals that Eurozone interest rates will continue to rise for the foreseeable future after a first hike that could come as early as July.  Two of …
May 11, 2022
Investing

European fund assets decline to 14.5 trillion euro in Q1

Total assets under management in the European fund industry fell to 14.5 trillion euro at the end of the first quarter from 15.3 trillion at the end of last year, according to the latest European Fund Markets Report by Refinitiv Lipper.  The negative …
May 11, 2022
Products,Asset Servicing

KYC/AML, alternatives may impact Raif registrations 

Has growth in new registrations of Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, known as Raifs, in Luxembourg peaked? As Investment Officer readers have noted, growth tailed off in February and March. Marc Kriegsmann, Raif market specialist at leading …
May 10, 2022
Asset Managers,Wealth Managers

Dutch C&A family set to lift veil on multi-family AIFM

Anthos Fund & Asset Management BV, the asset manager of the Brenninkmeijer family's holding company Cofra, takes pride in moving with the times. It is working on a major transformation, no mean feat in view of the international laws and regulations. Once …
May 10, 2022
Asset Allocation

Amid pulp shortage, forest funds promote sustainability

Investing in trees might at first not seem the quickest route to wealth. Yet timber investments increasingly leverage their clear connection to sustainability and their long-term real asset investment characteristics. Timber investments can serve as a …
May 10, 2022
Investing,Opinion

Position of the 'Nasdaq generals' is faltering

The Nasdaq is in a clear downtrend. It is still being held up by the 'generals', the big tech heavyweights such as Alphabet, Microsoft and the like, but it is important to watch out. At times of war, the generals are often the last to die. Despite the …