State Street Luxembourg seems to have ridden out the first wave of the coronavirus crisis. Yet what of the return to work and a potential secondary shock? We asked Eduardo Gramuglia Pallavicino, State Street Luxembourg’s country head. ‘It all worked quite …

In a remarkable turn of events, actively managed equity funds suddenly saw substantial inflows in May, after months of steady outflows. At the same time, investors left index trackers in droves. Over the past few years, it seemed the market share of ETFs …

Agreement on the European coronavirus recovery fund could be a "gamechanger" for the European Union, according to Vincent Juvyns (photo). It’s his main reason to be a bit more positive about European stocks again. The Global Market Strategist at JP Morgan …

Quintet Private Bank is planning to merge its European subsidiaries into one business unit based in Luxembourg. Approval has been requested from local supervisory authorities. Subsidiaries such as Puilaetco in Belgium, Merck Fink in Germany and …

Most institutional investors expect there to be minimal impact on their business from the coronavirus crisis, even though three in ten say their daily investment-related operations were disrupted by the volatility. These are the key findings of State …

State Street’s Global Investor Confidence Index increased to 94.3 points in June, more than 20 points higher than the low it reached at the height of the coronavirus crisis in April. European investors are most upbeat. The confidence of European investors …

With the SRI Equity Circular Economy Fund, the Belgian asset manager Candriam has launched another impact investment fund. The launch comes exactly one year after the start of its Climate Action Fund. The fund will focus on two types of companies, fund …

While everyone is watching the main US stock indices break records day after day thanks to FAMANG stocks, the gold price also keeps creeping higher towards $1800 per ounce. Many investors remain sceptical, as they struggle to value gold. But there’s a lot …

Skagen Global remains an outlier among global equity funds. The fund shuns most big American technology stocks. ‘The valuations are still unjustifiable for us,' says manager Knut Gezelius who, despite this underweight to big tech, still managed to beat …

Annual general meetings moving online is an example of how the coronavirus could change the way businesses function. The Institut Luxembourgeois des Administrateurs (ILA), the country’s director’s association, saw a 20% increase in participation after …

State Street grapples with Covid-19 HR concerns

Investors return to active equity funds

'Recovery fund gamechanger for European equities'

Quintet to centralise operations in Luxembourg

State Street survey finds return of investor optimism

Investor confidence recovers swiftly

Candriam launches Circular Economy Fund

Will gold keep going higher?

Outperformance despite tech underweight

‘Virus to drive AGM reform’