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February 27, 2020

Investors complain to Esma about CSSF

Three fund directors have sent a letter to Europe’s top regulatory body to complain about a lack of action by Luxembourg’s regulator CSSF to protect investors. They run several Luxembourg-domiciled funds, known as LFP I, that were defrauded for millions …
February 27, 2020
Asset Managers

US asset managers win Morningstar’s best fund house awards

T. Rowe Price has won the Morningstar Luxembourg Fund Award for best fund house, the data provider announced on Thursday during a ceremony at the Centre Culturel 'Schéiss' in Luxembourg. T. Rowe Price also won the award for best fixed income fund house. …
February 25, 2020

Index provider slams EU sustainable benchmark report

The proposals by the Technical Expert Group (TEG) for sustainable benchmarks and ESG disclosure will not lead to an increase in investments in the climate transition, says index provider Scientific Beta in a vicious 60-page rebuke of the TEG’s final …
February 22, 2020

Luxembourg: facilitating green investment

Luxembourg is set to bear a big responsibility for making the green financial revolution happen.  But are the rules of game clear enough, with reporting set to begin in just over a year’s time? And what role can Luxembourg's fund service providers play? …
February 20, 2020

Mutual fund inflows double to $1600bn 

Inflows into global open-ended mutual funds almost doubled last year to around 1,600 billion dollars. The vast majority of the inflow was invested in bond funds, according to Morningstar data.  The strong inflows have taken the total stock invested in …
February 18, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

Why ETFs are a source of systemic risk

ETFs can be a source of systemic risk because they can induce important feedback effects in markets, such as increased volatility in periods of market stress. However, these effects can be mitigated by regulators, according to a research paper by Maureen …
February 18, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

Dividend pay-outs double in 10 years

Global dividends rose 3.5% in 2019 to a new record of  1.43 trillion dollars (1.32 trillion euros), according to the Janus Henderson Investors Global Dividend Index. Dividend growth in Europe lagged other markets. Since 2009, total dividend pay-outs have …
February 11, 2020

Over 1000 billion euros stuck in "zombie funds"

Nearly 1,200 billion euros in assets is tied up in newly launched funds that need at least 100 million euros to break even, according to research by the data consultancy Broadridge. Almost six in ten Luxembourg-domiciled funds have less than 100 million …
February 7, 2020

‘Green bond market not growing fast enough’

The market for green bonds is growing fast, but not quite fast enough, according to Sean Kidney (photo), CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative. Our sister platform Fondsnieuws spoke with him following the State Street Global Advisors Climate Change Seminar. …
February 4, 2020

ESG integration brings together active and passive

The ESG revolution results in a new suite of products that combine passive and active characteristics. Traditionally purely passive products are being tailored to meet specific ESG demands, for example on carbon emissions. Passive investment today goes …