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October 2, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

Is the tide turning again for emerging markets?

The weakening dollar has been a boon for emerging market debt in recent months. Spreads have narrowed and inflows quickly turned positive again. However, investors seem to already be looking for the exit again. ‘Our data show that a big risk-off is …
October 1, 2020

EY: Teleworking is damaging productivity

Working from home has started to negatively affect productivity, according to Olivier Coekelbergs, the new Country Managing Partner of EY Luxembourg. He tells Investment Officer’s Stephen Evans how he is seeking to address this. ‘Companies are having …
September 30, 2020

Luxembourg fund assets back at pre-Covid levels

Assets in Luxembourg-domiciled UCIs reached their highest level since January, according to figures published by the CSSF. Total assets rose by 1.72% to reach €4.7 trillion at the end of August. This means assets in Luxembourg-domiciled funds have risen …
September 29, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

Robeco: from risk-free returns to return-free risks

Investors should increase risk as some traditional safe havens are losing their shine, Robeco says in its five-year outlook titled 'A Brave Real World'. Investment Officer spoke with Peter van der Welle, strategist in Robeco's Global Macro team, about the …
September 28, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

'Global equities have 75% upside potential'

Global equities can rise by up to 75% over the next five years driven by profit growth, according to Knut Gezelius, lead manager of the Skagen Global fund. Skagen is known for its active, value-based investment philosophy. But if you look at the largest …
September 25, 2020
Private Banks

Banks focus innovation efforts on customer experience

European banks are focusing their innovation efforts on customer experience, a study by PwC Luxembourg has found. Though the study was conducted before the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, PwC’s Banking Industry Leader Roxane Haas believes Covid-19 will …
September 24, 2020
Asset Servicing

The long road to a unified EU payments market

The creation of a single European electronic payments market is possible, but may be five to ten years away. This was a broad conclusion of the Focus On Payments discussion organised by Luxembourg for Finance on 10 September. What barriers need to be …
September 23, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

US elections coming up - Why you should stay invested

It’s less than six weeks to the US presidential elections. Capital Group has made a few rules of thumb for investors to give some guidance. Since 1936, the S&P 500 has correctly predicted the results 20 times out of 23. If the S&P 500 index rises in the …
September 23, 2020
Transfers

Transfers: Arendt Services, KPMG, EY partners, ABBL

Arendt Services Benjamin Collette has been appointed new CEO of the business, accountancy and tax services department of Luxembourg-based law firm Arendt & Medernach. He specialises in strategy, regulatory and corporate finance. Before joining Arendt …
September 22, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

‘Real equity returns of 7-10% still possible post-Covid’

Solid growth companies will continue to live up to high expectations by showing strong profit growth. This offers the prospect of an attractive total return after inflation of 7-10% per annum on average over the long term, according to manager George Dent …