Invesco has announced the launch of a Bitcoin ETP (exchange-traded product) aimed at giving institutional investors a “straightforward and effective” exposure to the cryptocurrency. Invesco is a global independent management firm with a Luxembourg …

During negotiations on the fee that asset managers charge institutional investors for the management of a mandate, providers give an average discount of 5 to 15%. However there is no transparency about the average price that providers actually charge for …

The Luxembourg Fund Labelling Agency (commonly-known as LuxFLAG) has announced the launch of its Sustainable Insurance Product Label certification product. This certification will be awarded to “eligible insurance products that assist with the transition …

"The equity market is moving towards a bubble", said Jeroen Blokland said during the annual Fondsnieuws Investment Outlook, organised by Investment Officer Luxembourg ’s Dutch sister publication. High valuations and exaggerated growth expectations make …

Goodbye to the UCITS KIID and hello to the PRIIPs KID for UCITS and retail AIFs. The European Parliament approved on Tuesday the legislation introducing the Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance-based Products Key Information Document (PRIIPs KID). …

Rising house prices, records in the stock markets, extremely expensive bond markets and a new high for bitcoin have caused the total assets of American households to rise by an unprecedented 20 percent in one year. That is more than the total GDP of the …

There is still no uniform European investor protection as envisaged by MiFID II, according to research conducted by Ronald Janssen of Ortec Finance and Tom Loonen of the Free University of Amsterdam in a survey of 25 European private banks. Their research …

European financial centres are competing to benefit from rapid growth in SPAC investment vehicles on this side of the Atlantic after they came under regulatory fire in the United States. The Netherland’s Euronext leads in numbers, but Luxembourg attracts …

One of the least invested topics of the world goals set by the United Nations is “life in the water”. With the ocean responsible for every second breath we take and more commitment from the European Commission on this SDG in the offing, things might be …

When investing in unlisted real estate, funds that focus on a single country or on a separate sector within a country outperform funds that diversify across countries and/or sectors, according to a Cambridge University study. By contrast, real estate …

Luxembourg-based asset manager launches Bitcoin ETP

Mandate fees discounted 5 to 15%

LuxFLAG launches sustainable insurance product certificate

Investment Outlook: bickering over corrections

Green light for PRIIPs KID

Economist's view: what lies behind the curve

Which bank you invest with matters

Luxembourg, Netherlands reap SPAC benefit after US downturn

Ocean life a growing investment area

Research: country-based real estate funds outperform