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February 17, 2022
News,Sector

Luxembourgers love their cash deposits, remain risk-averse

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 …
February 16, 2022
Asset Managers

Monica Defend, Pascal Blanqué to lead Amundi Institute 

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 …
February 16, 2022
Transfers,Asset Servicing

People: Mancos Apex, Universal-Investment strengthen teams

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 …
February 15, 2022
Asset Managers

San Lie to take helm at ASN Impact Investors

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 …
February 15, 2022
News,Laws and Regulations

Esma: consumers face risk of significant market corrections 

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.  …
February 15, 2022
Asset Allocation

Bond investors on the edge of their seat

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: …
February 15, 2022
News

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

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 …
February 14, 2022
News

‘Russia risk needs to be seen in perspective’

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 …
February 14, 2022
Asset Servicing

Crypto volatility fund NEOR takes Swiss-Cayman route

Apex Group said on Monday it has been appointed by the NEOR Crypto Volatility Fund Ltd to provide it with administration and transfer agency services. The fund, registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, will be managed by Switzerland-based …
February 14, 2022
Investing

'Long duration trades fading into the background'

Long duration trades are fading into the background because of tighter monetary policy. Markets have adjusted swiftly and find themselves in the middle of the cycle. The volatility that accompanies this is not necessarily disastrous, said Steven …