Growth stocks have been the apple of investors' eye for years. Technology, software and e-commerce companies have grown imperturbably into leading billion-dollar corporations. In the wake of established names, the potential unicorns of the future sprang …

For two decades in a row money has money has flowed out of active funds. Last year, 100 billion euro suddenly flowed into active funds. It was the best year since 2000. Active managers naturally tend to emphasise value and size factors. As a group, they …

For a country that is well established as a global leader in investment funds, one might expect its people to embrace more risk when it comes to their financial investments. As it turns out, the love for cash deposits is as big as ever. “Households in …

Amundi, Europe’s biggest asset manager, on Wednesday said that it has created the Amundi Institute as a new division that will help investors better determine their asset allocation and help them construct their portfolios in an increasingly complex and …

Two of Luxembourg’s biggest asset services companies, Apex and Universal-Investment, have recently strengthened their client services teams. Stefan Koch has been appointed as Client Relations Director and member of the Management Board at Apex Fund …

San Lie is to succeed Bas-Jan Blom as Chairman of the Management Board of ASN Impact Investors, the asset management arm of Dutch retail bank ASN. Lie has been head of portfolio management of the asset manager, which has approximately 4.7 billion euro …

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), the EU’s securities markets regulator based in Paris, said on Tuesday that it continues to see high risks to institutional and retail investors of further, possibly significant, market corrections. …

Investors awaiting higher yields on government bonds have systematically been missing out for four decades. While market rates are rising, bondholders remain on the edge of their seat. With central banks set to tighten monetary policy, the question is: …

The EU’s two supervisors for financial markets, insurers and pension funds, following in the ECB’s footsteps, now are “closely monitoring” cyber risks in Europe’s asset management industry amid concerns that rising tensions over Ukraine may spark …

A leading German economist on Monday urged investors not to exaggerate financial risks around a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying an invasion would merely lead to a “temporary setback” while underlining the need to put the Russia risk into …

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The year of the stock picker

Luxembourgers love their cash deposits, remain risk-averse

Monica Defend, Pascal Blanqué to lead Amundi Institute

People: Mancos Apex, Universal-Investment strengthen teams

San Lie to take helm at ASN Impact Investors

Esma: consumers face risk of significant market corrections

Bond investors on the edge of their seat

Esma, Eiopa ‘closely monitoring’ cyber risk amid Russia threat

‘Russia risk needs to be seen in perspective’