European financial centres are competing to benefit from rapid growth in SPAC investment vehicles on this side of the Atlantic after they came under regulatory fire in the United States. The Netherland’s Euronext leads in numbers, but Luxembourg attracts …

One of the least invested topics of the world goals set by the United Nations is “life in the water”. With the ocean responsible for every second breath we take and more commitment from the European Commission on this SDG in the offing, things might be …

When investing in unlisted real estate, funds that focus on a single country or on a separate sector within a country outperform funds that diversify across countries and/or sectors, according to a Cambridge University study. By contrast, real estate …

It is not a question of whether the tech bubble will burst, but when, Amundi CIO Pascal Blanqué warned again. According to him, the bubble will burst as soon as interest rates rise. Blanqué spoke about this during the outlook for 2022 that he, deputy CIO …

“The world needs to be prepared for a debt crisis in emerging markets. Rising interest rates will draw capital away from vulnerable countries”, warned Kristalina Georgieva, director of the IMF. For the time being, not everyone feels moved by this warning, …

The exuberance in the equity markets is a little too much for the managers of JP Morgan's €6 billion Global Macro Opportunities Fund. “This was the reason for the investors to increase the number of short positions in shares, via options on the S&P 500 …

Two thirds of the UN sustainable development goals are in danger of not being achieved, warned Ben Constable-Maxwell of M&G. In some areas, great strides are indeed being made in the right direction, but in the area of hunger and poverty, the Covid …

The US-British asset manager Columbia Threadneedle thinks it can significantly strengthen its position in Europe after acquiring the EMEA asset management business of Canadian firm BMO Financial Group. It provides more scale, especially in Europe and it …

The warning that climate-related damage will be more difficult to insure is growing. A challenging time is coming for real estate investors, as their investment horizon becomes riskier. It was painfully obvious this summer, with the deadly floods in …

Riccardo Lamanna has recently become the Luxembourg Country Head for State Street. He entered the position after spending more than 30 years in the business, having worked in Milan, London and Paris at various institutions, including JP Morgan, Paribas, …

Luxembourg, Netherlands reap SPAC benefit after US downturn

Ocean life a growing investment area

Research: country-based real estate funds outperform

Interest rate hike will burst tech bubble

EM debt a paradise for active investors

JP Morgan fund increases short positions in equities

SDG failure to have immense impact on investments

Columbia Threadneedle acquires BMO asset business to strengthen EU position

Challenging times ahead for real estate investors

State Street names new Luxembourg country head