Just over one year into his tenure as Chief Executive Officer at Quintet, Chris Allen has unveiled a significant next move for the Luxembourg-headquartered private bank. The partnership he has brokered with BlackRock aims to inspire a fresh way of working …

Hopes in the commercial real estate sector that central banks would lower interest rates due to declining inflation have been dashed. Interest rates are staying high for longer, causing problems, particularly for those who borrowed heavily during the …

Daniele Antonucci has taken on a new role at Quintet Private Bank. He has been appointed as Co-Head of Investment & Chief Investment Officer per July 1, he announced in a post on LinkedIn. Antonucci joined Quintet in April 2020 and has since then served …

The world's largest active bond house is warning that, despite last week's declines, stock markets are still too optimistic about the ability of central banks to stave off a recession. This recession, says Pimco's global strategist Gene Frieda, is the …

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama) has declared that the European investment fund sector is not capable of undermining financial stability to the extent that it results in systemic risks. This was outlined in a recent ambitious …

Accountancy firm PwC’s latest global asset management survey predicts a Darwinian industry shake-up, forecasting that one in six asset management firms worldwide will disappear by 2027 amid looming consolidation and technological disruption. “The choice …

Jean-Marc Goy, recently appointed as chairperson of Alfi, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, speaks to Investment Officer's Raymond Frenken about his priorities for the association and about Luxembourg's role as a leading European and …

The Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative (LSFI) has identified a series of urgent training gaps within the finance industry that need to be addressed over the next two years, according to a recent report. This detailed examination of current training …

“This partnership offers us a new arsenal of investment options. We also gain access to BlackRock's technology and data. Our partner's scale allows us to lower costs for our clients,” says Ludivine Pilate, CEO of Belgian private bank Puilaetco in an …

In what appears to be the final stage of bidding for Belgian private bank Degroof Petercam, two foreign banks are set to battle it out, Flemish daily De Standaard reported on Thursday, citing ‘several observers’. The bidding process for Degroof Petercam …

In Flux: Singing the Aladdin song at Quintet

Rates high for longer, hurting commercial real estate

Antonucci named Chief Investment Officer at Quintet

Pimco: Prolonged high rates will punch hole in balances

Efama: European funds sector does not pose systemic threat

Asset managers await a Darwinian consolidation battle

Podcast: Alfi chair Goy on priorities for Luxembourg funds

LSFI identifies urgent training gaps in sustainable finance

Quintet: ‘BlackRock offers us a new arsenal of options’

‘French, Swiss banks hold best cards in bid for Degroof Petercam’