Nearly two-thirds of investors in Europe are concerned about greenwashing, even though EU regulation has been in place for more than a year, a new survey released on Thursday showed. More than half of all European investors remain very concerned about the …

PwC Luxembourg on Thursday said it has admitted fourteen new partners to the firm, along with three new managing directors. These fourteen partners and three managing directors are experts in their fields, and lead teams that demonstrate PwC’s vision for …

Belgian investment house Degroof Petercam on Wednesday named Gautier Bataille as its new CEO for Luxembourg. Filip Depaz has been appointed as chief operating officer for the group. Bataille will succeed Bruno Houdmont from 1 August. He has held several …

Dutch pension fund manager APG, one of world’s ten largest asset managers with some 576 billion euro under management, on Wednesday took aim at the way that the European Union is implementing its increasingly stringent requirements for sustainable, ‘dark …

Sustainability funds have been selling like hot cakes in recent years. Not surprisingly, many fund houses like to see their funds classified as Article 8 or 9 under the SFDR. After all, these are the funds where sustainability criteria play a role in the …

Fifteen years ago, I bought my first iPhone in Denver, Colorado. Not entirely coincidentally, I was on holiday in the US. I did not have to queue up, but walked into the Apple store in the afternoon. The iPhones with 4 and 8 Gb flash memory were sold out, …

Apex Group is adding another firm to its growing string of acquisitions, announcing that it plans to take over Amsterdam-based Darwin Depositary Services, a firm that provides depositary services to alternative investment funds in Europe. Financial …

Germany surprised on Monday by unexpectedly reporting its first trade deficit since 1991. The reversal of the trade balance in Europe’s largest economy shows how difficult it is for German companies to handle rising costs of oil and gas. Economists at ABN …

US asset manager Columbia Threadneedle on Monday said it has completed the rebranding of the European activities of BMO Global Asset Management, bringing its products and savings plans together under a single brand. BMO GAM in Europe, the Middle East and …

The global macro environment will continue to be anything but normal over the next five years. Investors will have to tread a volatile and challenging path. “Our expectations for a more volatile macroeconomic and market environment call for low and …

European investors most concerned over greenwashing

PwC adds 14 partners and three new managing directors

Bataille succeeds Houdmont as Degroof Petercam Lux CEO

APG says EU regime for impact funds creates greenwashing risk

Top 5 inflows to Article 8 and 9 funds: Fundsmith leads

Disruptive innovation: the iPhone as game changer for investors

Apex picks Darwin to boost depositary services in Europe

First German trade deficit in 31 years shows EU’s vulnerability

BMO GAM Emea rebrands as Columbia Threadneedle

Pimco: next five years will be anything but normal