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May 25, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

‘Short but fierce value rally ahead’

The difference in valuations between expensive and cheap stocks has overshot in recent weeks. Investors can therefore expect a period of outperformance of value stocks. However, this will not last too long.  Investors’ asset allocation consensus now seems …
May 25, 2020

Liquidity holds up in Luxembourg funds

Liquidity in Luxembourg’s funds is a key concern for the CSSF, Luxembourg’s financial regulator. With all asset class crashing over the last month, investors have had no easy safe-haven options, and many have sought to sell up and hold cash. However, to …
May 22, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

Fund managers expect new market correction

Two in three fund managers think we are still in a bear market, the latest Bank of America Fud Manager Survey shows. They expect another market correction later this year, most likely caused by a second wave of Covid-19 infections. Just one in ten fund …
May 20, 2020

Covid-19 - Luxembourg’s cross-border labour supply at risk

The opportunity of teleworking is one of few silver linings to the coronavirus crisis. Especially for the 25,000 cross-border workers in the financial sector, it has been a relief. Will they be willing to resume their tough daily journeys to work after …
May 20, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

Coronavirus image boost for healthcare stocks

As a result of the corona crisis, investors suddenly look at healthcare companies very differently. ‘The pandemic has changed the perception of the sector in the eyes of the outside world,' says Lydia Haueter, manager of the Pictet Biotech Fund. Since …
May 20, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

Foreign investors dump Treasuries

Several countries drastically reduced their exposure to US government bonds in March. Treasuries worth $256.6 billion were sold, according to data published by the US Treasury. According to analysts, the outflow was mainly driven by the fact that a number …
May 20, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

‘Dividends to fall 15-35% in 2020’

Global dividend yields are expected to fall between 15 and 35% this year as the coronavirus pandemic hits companies’ earnings, according to Janus Henderson Investors. The new prediction comes less than three months after the asset manager predicted 2020 …
May 14, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

Why ESG funds did better in the crisis

In the fastest and deepest correction we've ever seen, ESG strategies have held up relatively well. A webinar organised between Natixis Investment Managers and its affiliate asset managers Thematics AM and Mirova, the reasons behind this were discussed. …
May 14, 2020

Europe needs debt mutualisation

Who will pay the debt, which has grown to such unsustainable levels in just a few months time?  We need a new way to deal with debt, and we are all in this together, says Nicolas Forest, head of fixed income at Candriam. 'The main risk today is not to …
May 11, 2020

CSSF launches new website with hiccups

The CSSF has launched a new website. The site is supposed to offer ‘a more intuitive and personalised navigation and a number of enhanced features’, according to Luxembourg’s financial regulator. However, the new website has been displaying technical …