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March 14, 2024
Asset Managers

RBC Bluebay, Impax take Morningstar Luxembourg awards

RBC Bluebay has been named the top asset manager in Luxembourg, clinching the prestigious 2024 Morningstar Award for Investing Excellence. The British-Canadian  firm emerged victorious in the fiercely competitive best asset manager category, outperforming …
March 14, 2024
Asset Managers

Industry looks to explain lack of diversity in asset management

An industry group backed by leading asset managers in Europe wants to shed light on the significant lack of diversity within the European asset management industry. The research project has been initiated by the Diversity Project Europe, an initiative of …
March 14, 2024
News,Sector

Mounting challenges overshadow revival in the fund sector

Investment funds witnessed a marginal recovery in 2023, following the tumultuous year of 2022. This revival, however, was achieved amidst mounting challenges. At the same time, the Belgian fund market has demonstrated considerable resilience, as reported …
March 14, 2024
Sector,Laws and Regulations

Eurozone seeks to resuscitate EU’s stunted capital markets project

Eurozone finance ministers have put forth a five-year blueprint to forge a robust Capital Markets Union (CMU) in what they see as an “ambitious” move to enhance private capital flow into Europe and underpin Europe’s costly shift to a sustainable and …
March 14, 2024
Transfers

Transfer Thursday: Waystone, Apex, Blackstone

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other people news includes updates from Waystone, Apex and Blackstone. Alexandra Serban-Liebsch  Alexandra Serban-Liebsch (photo) has been appointed as the new head of business operations for …
March 14, 2024
Sector,Opinion

Five reasons why Luxembourg is a better fund domicile than Ireland

Ireland's competitive tax policies and workforce have attracted numerous fund promoters, propelling the country to become the EU's fastest-growing and second-largest fund domicile. Despite these impressive achievements, Ireland faces challenges in …
March 13, 2024

Fund investing in Europe getting cheaper, but gap with US remains 

Investors in European Ucits funds have seen a notable decrease in fees over the past few years. A study by Efama, the European fund industry's umbrella organisation, suggests that these funds are now more cost-effective than many US mutual funds. …
March 13, 2024
Sector,Investing

KKR claims bigger returns than Berkshire Hathaway

In an industry where performance is king, KKR has thrown down the gauntlet, claiming a victory in the long game of investment over the iconic Berkshire Hathaway fund. This bold assertion by the 553 billion dollar private equity behemoth not only …
March 12, 2024
Asset Managers,Private Banks,Wealth Managers

BLI: Small, mid-cap investments create most shareholder value

With so much media and public attention focussed on large-cap companies like any of the Magnificent Seven, it’s interesting to hear the case for investing in small and mid-cap companies. Those are market valuations, respectively, under 2 billion and …
March 12, 2024

Eltif 2.0: Ireland ready to challenge Luxembourg

Ireland on Monday took a step towards challenging Luxembourg's dominance as hub for European Long-Term Investment Funds, known as Eltifs. Ireland will have three distinct categories of these funds, distinguishing professional investor Eltifs, qualified …