Have hedge fund managers just lost it? More and more leading managers are returning assets to their clients. The reason is the melt-up of the market, making it ever harder for short-sellers to identify profitable trades. For example, this summer John …

BNP Paribas Asset Management recently launched a long-short strategy aimed at companies related to the energy transition. Portfolio manager Edward Lees (photo) explains how the fund is putting pressure on non-sustainable companies and thus achieve a …

After the relaxation of the inflation target by the Fed, investment experts are rushing to predict a sustained rise in inflation. But for now, there’s no sign of inflation at all. Last week it even turned out that, for the first time since 2016, price …

The potential shape of the upcoming reform of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) became clearer this summer. The 18 August letter from Esma to the European Commission gave some strong hints on the outlook for this key text for …

Fundsquare, a subsidiary of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange that provides services to support and standardise cross-border distribution of investment funds, has made two leadership appointments. It’s parent company the Luxembourg Stock Exchange has …

While slowly getting back to normal, the priority of the country’s fund industry should be to review their operating models and reassess their risk, KPMG partners Ravi Beegun (pictured) and Alan Picone suggest. Meanwhile, asset managers should focus on …

Alfi has asked the European Commission to delay the implementation of new rules on the disclosure of the sustainability of investments by 9 months to 1 January 2022. According to the regulation on sustainability-related disclosures, which is supposed to …

Jeudi dernier, la Fed a opéré un important revirement de sa politique monétaire : un taux d'inflation moyen de 2 % est désormais l'objectif visé. Cela change énormément la donne pour les investisseurs et les allocateurs d'actifs, déclare Philippe Gijsels, …

The Nordea Emerging Starts Fund has managed to achieve a year-to-date return of more than 12% this year. This contrasts strongly with the -5% return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Net Return Index (USD), the fund's reference index. The fund’s manager …

Les bulles sur les marchés financiers sont assez concentrées, écrivions-nous récemment. Cependant, de plus en plus de segments indiquent une surchauffe. Les obligations d'État, en revanche, sont en désaccord total avec les marchés actions. Un exemple …

Analysis: the end of the short-sellers?

‘ESG integration is easier for long/short managers’

Inflation: to be or not to be?

AIFMD reform is taking shape

Transfers: Fundsquare, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Intertrust

Is Luxembourg ready for the post-Covid era?

Alfi asks for delay to sustainability disclosure rules

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