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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 …
September 18, 2020
Asset Managers

Ethenea: ‘Know that you will always make mistakes’

In 2002 Luca Pesarini (photo) and Arnoldo Valsangiacomo launched their first Ethna-AKTIV fund, at a time when multi-asset funds were not yet commonplace. In 2010 they founded ETHENEA Independent Investors, headquartered in Luxembourg. Upon its 10-year …
September 17, 2020

CSSF head warns against over-regulation

With a warning against excessive regulation, and a call to action on green investing, CSSF director-general Claude Marx, made a typically colourful intervention at Monday’s virtual ALFI conference. He also gave some details of planned local regulation of …
September 15, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

‘High-yield market correction is looming’

The high-yield market has recovered nicely from the corona-induced market crash, but further price appreciation is becoming increasingly unlikely, says manager Ulrich Gerhard of the BNY Mellon Global Short-Dated High Yield Bond Fund in an interview with …
September 14, 2020
Asset Allocation

Luxembourgers continue to shun investment funds

Despite the Grand Duchy’s status as Europe’s largest investment fund centre, Luxembourgers hold almost four times more money in bank deposits than in funds. Since 2008, Luxembourgers have increased their holdings in investment funds as a percentage of …
September 11, 2020
Asset Allocation

Analysis: the end of the short-sellers?

Have hedge fund managers just lost it? More and more leading managers are returning assets to their clients. The reason is the melt-up of the market, making it ever harder for short-sellers to identify profitable trades. For example, this summer John …
September 10, 2020

AIFMD reform is taking shape

The potential shape of the upcoming reform of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) became clearer this summer. The 18 August letter from Esma to the European Commission gave some strong hints on the outlook for this key text for …
September 9, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

Inflation: to be or not to be?

After the relaxation of the inflation target by the Fed, investment experts are rushing to predict a sustained rise in inflation. But for now, there’s no sign of inflation at all. Last week it even turned out that, for the first time since 2016, price …
September 8, 2020

‘ESG integration is easier for long/short managers’

BNP Paribas Asset Management recently launched a long-short strategy aimed at companies related to the energy transition. Portfolio manager Edward Lees (photo) explains how the fund is putting pressure on non-sustainable companies and thus achieve a …
September 4, 2020
Transfers

Transfers: Fundsquare, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Intertrust

Fundsquare, a subsidiary of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange that provides services to support and standardise cross-border distribution of investment funds, has made two leadership appointments. It’s parent company the Luxembourg Stock Exchange has …