Few doubt the pandemic has changed for good the lives of the near half of the Luxembourg workforce who are able to work from home. The financial services regulator has clarified rules on governance, substance and security requirements for remote working. …

BNP Paribas Asset Management has rebranded its Human Development Fund to the BNP Paribas Inclusive Growth Fund. The revamped fund focuses on reducing social inequalities, investing in around fifty stocks with a high social impact. ‘This theme of equality …

Outsourcing middle office activities such as processing transactions made by asset managers’ front offices is the biggest growth market in the asset servicing business, according to State Street’s Dick Taggart. ‘We want to become the Amazon of asset …

Investment grade corporate bonds remain more attractive than core European government bonds, which are bound to deliver negative returns of 3-5% in the coming years, according to Lion Trust Asset Management's Head of Fixed Income David Roberts. In an …

More than a fifth of European Ucits funds claim to be compatible with Article 8 or 9 of the new European Sustainability Regulation SFDR in their prospectus. ‘Interpretation of the definitions varies greatly, with some managers taking a much looser …

That a global minimum corporate tax rate is being perused by the Biden administration is a revolution. Yet it raises questions about whether this desire can be translated into effective policy. Moreover, it is unclear what would be the impact on the …

Management fee revenues by European asset managers climbed by 10% during the second half of 2020 thanks to an increase in assets under management and stronger fund inflows, according to research by Moody’s Investor Service. Fee income in the second half …

ING has merged the bank's investment offices in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. ‘The aim of the operation is to become stronger together,’ says Bob Homan, who heads up the Investment Office which now employs 50 people. The rationale behind the …

Optimism about an imminent end to the coronavirus lockdowns and the announcement of substantial financial support packages has boosted value stocks worldwide, and Japan has been no exception. But in the land of the rising sun, the value rally already …

Some predict technology will undermine the rationale behind the investment fund. Others see it driving greater sophistication, and a narrowing of the gap between the asset manager and the wealth manager. Yet the message is clear: although Luxembourg can …

Working-from-home regulation not adding to regulatory burden

BNP Paribas AM rebrands fund to 'Inclusive Growth'

State Street wants to be ‘Amazon of asset servicing’

'IG corporate bonds will remain more attractive than govvies'

‘21% of European open-ended funds promote sustainability'

Luxembourg and the post-Covid tax tussle

European asset manager fees recover from coronavirus hit

ING merges Benelux investment offices

‘Japan value rally is already over’

Asset management: 5 turbulent years ahead