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February 28, 2021
Asset Managers,Asset Allocation

‘EMD to profit from economic recovery’

Emerging market debt is perfectly placed to benefit from the economic recovery that will follow the current lockdowns. Especially local high-yield bonds are in a sweet spot, says Capital Group’s Luis Freitas De Oliveira. 'It is hard not to agree with the …
February 26, 2021
Asset Managers,Investing

Bond return prospects bleaker than ever

Bonds are among the best performing asset classes of the past 40 years. But it’s not unlikely the next 40 years will show a radically different picture. 2021 and 2022 could even yield negative returns as above-average economic growth and rising inflation …
February 25, 2021

EU-UK equivalence ‘only a temporary fix’ for fund industry

EU-UK relations regarding financial sector regulation are liable to be fraught and driven by political considerations over the medium term. A Luxembourg For Finance (LFF) seminar on 23 February explained why equivalence measures, and the planned MoU on …
February 24, 2021

‘ESG exclusion policy difficult to implement at fund level’

More than a year after NN IP saw half of its emerging market debt (EMD) team leave due to a conflict around the firm’s ESG strategy, the team is back at full strength. ESG integration has been the main priority of NN IP’s new head of EMD Marcin Adamczyk. …
February 23, 2021

‘Investors still underestimate sustainable companies’

Shares of companies that are good for the world often manage to strengthen their competitive position at the expense of unsustainable companies. Their growth potential is often still underestimated by the market, according to Hendrik-Jan Boer, senior …
February 22, 2021
Asset Allocation,Investing

European dividend pay-outs sink to lowest level since 2009 

Dividends paid by European companies on an underlying basis have sunk by more than 28% in 2020 to €141 billion, according to the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index. This is the lowest figure since 2009. European companies cancelled or reduced dividends …
February 18, 2021

Commission and ESAs lock horns on Priips KID

There appears to be a fundamental difference of opinion between EU financial sector regulators and the Commission about the controversial Priips regulation’s key information document (KID). The former broadly would like to see the KID to be introduced by …
February 17, 2021
Asset Managers

US asset managers dominate Morningstar Awards shortlists

Capital Group, T.Rowe Price and iShares have been nominated as finalists for the Morningstar Awards for best asset manager across all asset classes in Luxembourg. The nomination for iShares is a first: never before a passive fund house received a …
February 16, 2021
Asset Allocation,Investing

‘EM equities more attractive than ever before’

Carmignac says all lights are green for an investment in emerging markets. The weakening dollar and the rapid recovery of economies mean increasing your allocation to EM equities and bonds is a must. ‘In Asia, the pandemic is being handled much better …
February 15, 2021
Asset Allocation,Investing

‘Our quality companies are inflation-proof'

Expensive US growth stocks need not suffer from reflation and rising interest rates. On the contrary, they will thrive thanks to their pricing power, says Ton Wijsman, senior portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein and former director at W.P. Stewart. Lots …