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May 23, 2024
Transfers

Transfer Thursday: new BIL CEO, Gen II grows Euro team

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other people news includes updates from Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, Gen II Fund Services, Robeco, and Dubai-based GSB. Jeffrey Dentzer Jeffrey Dentzer (photo, left) has been appointed …
May 23, 2024
Asset Servicing

FE fundinfo boosts German service with Dericon buy

FE fundinfo, a Luxembourg-based financial data company that connects the asset management industry to distribution networks across the UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific, has announced its acquisition of Dericon, a fintech firm based in Frankfurt. Financial …
May 22, 2024

Growth stocks face a high downside risk

As after the bursting of the internet bubble at the beginning of this century, there is a danger that growth stock valuations will fall significantly, according to David Cohen, co-fund manager of the Robeco BP US Large Cap Equities fund. Meanwhile, higher …
May 22, 2024
Laws and Regulations,Asset Servicing

Aztec Group gets Luxembourg AIFM license

Jersey-headquartered Aztec Group has announced the launch of its Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) service in Luxembourg. This new service offers a range of support functions required by alternative investment managers establishing and managing …
May 22, 2024
Opinion

New Esma opinion redrafts Eltif provisions on liquidity

Ever since the European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, published its final report on the draft regulatory technical standards, known as the RTS, on 19 December 2023, in particular the redemption policy, minimum holding period and mandatory …
May 21, 2024
Asset Allocation,News

Europe’s rude awakening: Geopolitics is back

With the power struggle between China and the U.S., geopolitics has returned to the forefront. This has led to a so-called "lose-lose dynamic," where each player prioritises its own interests above all. For investors, this translates to a more volatile …
May 21, 2024
Opinion

Where is the recession?

In recent months, there has been a notable absence of discourse surrounding the prospect of a recession. The prevailing discussions among economists and financial analysts now revolve around whether we will experience a soft landing or no landing at all. …
May 17, 2024
Sector,Laws and Regulations

SEC, CSSF alarmed by complex fee structures 

The U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission, SEC, and Luxembourg financial supervisor CSSF have jointly voiced significant concerns about “increasingly complicated fee structures” in the fund industry, warning that these practices may be obscuring the …
May 17, 2024
Sector,Transfers

Emmanuel Gutton leaves Alfi for White & Case partnership

Emmanuel Gutton, a well-known legal expert in Luxembourg who until recently served as deputy CEO at the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (Alfi), has joined New York-headquartered law firm White & Case LLP as funds partner.  Gutton will advise …
May 17, 2024
Products

If you could go anywhere in bonds, where would you go?

This week, we look at bond funds that can freely explore the entire fixed-income and currency universe in search of the best opportunities. Given that bonds, like other types of investments, can be a challenging asset class to predict, it might be a wise …