Quality companies possess characteristics that investors usually warm to, but this was totally different in 2022. In every quarter, the MSCI World Quality index lagged behind the MSCI World index, and in every quarter a loss was collected. On balance, it …

JPMorgan Asset Management plans to convert a number of active mutual funds in the US to passive ETFs next year. The asset manager is not alone. Globally, passive is starting to catch up with active. JPMorgan already christened four active mutual funds …

One might have thought Luxembourg’s real estate market was doing well compared to other European cities, but for a long time, exact comparative numbers weren’t available. That’s all changed with the release of a new property index covering Luxembourg, the …

The demand for ESG-compliant investments is growing, especially among professional investors. The urgency of climate change and the regulatory requirements are driving the development for responsible investing. According to Refinitiv Lipper data, a …

Swiss-based real estate investment manager Empira has sold a 16,000 square metre property project in Vienna for an undisclosed amount. The property had been held through a Luxembourg Reserved Alternative Investment Fund. The Zug, Switzerland based firm …

Luxembourg-based Cube Infrastructure Managers (Cube IM) has finalised the purchase of the Czech activities of Germany energy firm MVV Energie AG. The transaction has been done through the “Cube Infrastructure Fund III” brownfield fund, under the …

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange on Thursday said it has admitted the UK arm of China International Capital Corporation as a new trading and listing member with immediate effect. CICC will enable the trading of Global Depositary Receipts on stocks listed on …

Quintet sees little cause for celebration when the world rings in the new year, the Luxembourg private bank said in its 2023 outlook. The year ahead will be one of two halves: once central banks stop raising interest rates, a new cycle of uneven, global …

The Federal Reserve last night raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 4.25-4.5 percent, rounding off a cumulative tightening of 425 basis points this year. With the Fed’s decision on rates widely expected given the strong …

Looking ahead to what 2023 will bring for investors, Stockholm-based emerging market funds specialist East Capital has positioned itself for a period of “fat and flat” returns in the belief that 2022 has likely marked the end of a lucrative super cycle …

Morningstar Top 5: Amundi leads low-quality equity funds

JPMorgan to convert active strategies into passive ETFs

New real estate index adds transparency to Luxembourg

Responsible investing – there is no alternative

Empira sells Vienna property held via Luxembourg Raif

Cube closes acquisition of MVV’s Czech activities

Luxembourg bourse open for trading in Chinese shares

‘High-dividend, low-volatility equities can reduce portfolio risk’

Fed hikes 50bps, raises terminal rate above 5%

'As super-cycle ends, 2023 will be fat and flat’