One month after the EU ordered the investment sector to ask clients for their sustainability preferences, investment firms appear to show limited enthusiasm for complying with the new requirements as complexity around the EU's ESG rules persists and …

Finland’s Mandatum Asset Management and fund services platform Universal Investment on Monday said they have launched a new open-ended Senior Secured Loan Fund for professional investors in Europe that will finance leveraged buyouts in Scandinavia and …

Pictet Asset Management advises its clients to remain underweight in equities and maintained an overweight view on US Treasury bonds. In its latest market outlook, the Swiss-based firm said it reduced the risk in its portfolio by downgrading Chinese …

Romain Swertvaeger has been appointed as head of fintech at EY Luxembourg. He takes over from Gaël Denis, who earlier was appointed as chief operating officer at the firm. Swertvaeger will lead EY’s fintech practice, which provides services ranging from …

With China using interest rates again to defuse the property crisis, and the Federal Reserve making clear in Jackson Hole that it will continue to tighten, the divergence in central bank policy between the two largest economies is increasing. This is not …

Luxembourg-based Quintet Private Bank on Sunday said it remains committed to its InsingerGilissen unit in the Netherlands after news emerged at the weekend of another major departure of one of its investment teams, the second such exit in the space of two …

Financial supervisor CSSF has imposed two fines totalling 1.015 million euro on Fuchs & Associates after an on-site inspection found that the Luxembourg management company did not comply with laws for internal controls and EU requirements under the Mifid …

Factor investing, an investment approach that involves targeting specific drivers of return across asset classes, is attracting increasing interest from investors. Factors such as value, size and momentum have a long history in the investment world and …

European investment funds in real estate and alternative assets are vulnerable and could face liquidity risks in the event of a sudden investor sell-off, according to a senior official at Europe’s main financial markets supervisor, the European Securities …

Investor confidence in Europe jumped in August and reached its highest level since January last year, according to the latest State Street Investor Confidence Index. The investor confidence index, or ICI, for Europe jumped 20.4 points to 106 in August. …

Firms reluctant to discuss sustainability with clients

Mandatum, UI launch secured loan fund as sub-Raif

Pictet: equities underweight, downgrades Chinese stocks

Romain Swertvaeger named as head of fintech at EY

Chart of the week: the yuan as sentiment indicator

Quintet says it remains committed to Dutch branch

Fuchs fined €1.02 mln as CSSF finds lack of internal controls

Top 5: quality equity funds

Real estate funds vulnerable to liquidity risks, Esma says

Investor confidence at highest level since January 2021