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March 22, 2024
Asset Servicing

UI takes helm of Carnegie’s Sicav funds portfolio

Sweden-based Carnegie Fonder, an independent asset management stalwart, has ushered in Universal Investment Group as the new management company for its Luxembourg-based Ucits Sicav fund range. The announcement marks a significant phase in the operations …
March 22, 2024
Asset Managers,Private Banks,Wealth Managers

Swissquote seeks to democratise securities lending

When investors buy a company’s share, conventionally, they hope for the stock value to climb and maybe pay dividends. But there’s another way to make money on your shares – lend them to other investors to use for their own purposes, for a fee. This hasn’t …
March 22, 2024
Investing

Navigating the 2024 economic landscape: A summit of caution

At the Trends Investment Summit, investment experts from major Belgian banks discussed asset management and allocations, cautioning against undue optimism amid a robust US economy, inflation risks, and shifting investment strategies for 2024. "In general, …
March 21, 2024
Sector,Opinion

ESG funds thrive amid denial

In a world inundated with political polarisation and partisan scepticism, it's easy to get lost in the noise surrounding climate change, green-washing, over-regulation and what some may dismiss as mere ‘wokeness.’ Yet, amidst this tumultuous backdrop, a …
March 21, 2024
Asset Managers,Asset Allocation

‘A company’s ESG score says nothing about its returns’

Better ESG scores of listed companies do not necessarily lead to higher equity returns. Contrary to the claims of numerous asset managers, this link cannot be scientifically proven, according to researchers from Erasmus University and Boston University. …
March 20, 2024
Asset Servicing,Investing

Luxembourg holds up well in difficult year for Partners Group

Luxembourg’s private equity services business of Partners Group, which accounts for more than a third of its revenue, held up well last year in what otherwise was a challenging year for the Swiss-based firm. Partners Group on Tuesday reported that its …
March 20, 2024
Opinion

New Solvency II rules – A boost for Eltifs?

On 19 January 2024, the Council of the European Union published the final compromise containing amendments to Directive 2009/138/EC (Solvency II). The text contains details of the modified “Long-term equity investments” (LTE) sub-model (with a favourable …
March 19, 2024
Laws and Regulations

CSSF: Eltif 2 approvals proceeding smoothly, despite RTS delay

Fund managers seeking to launch new Eltif 2.0 funds can do so even though the crucial ‘level 2 RTS’ standards have yet to be finalised, according to Marco Zwick, the CSSF director in charge of supervising investment funds said while speaking at an …
March 19, 2024
Asset Managers

Alfi CEO: ‘Green Eltifs’ deserve EU-level fiscal support

The European Long-Term Investment Fund (Eltif) stands out as a valuable and potentially crucial instrument for financing Europe's energy transition, according to the chief executive of the Luxembourg Fund Industry Association (Alfi). He underscored the …
March 19, 2024
Investing

More analysts expect zero Fed rate cuts before end of year

Increasing numbers of analysts are now forecasting that the Federal Reserve will not implement any rate cuts before 2025. This follows an unexpected rise in US inflation in February, suggesting that the Federal Reserve may postpone any thoughts of …