Amidst heightened regulatory scrutiny, Luxembourg's private investment fund landscape experiences a transformative shift in valuation paradigms, a panel discussion on Wednesday made clear. In public markets, financial products such as equities, bonds and …

On Tuesday the eight-day People's Congress in China, an annual parliamentary gathering drawing thousands of delegates from across the nation, kicked off. Premier Li Qiang will address the congress, detailing targets for economic growth and military …

Luxembourg-based Alter Domus, one of the world's biggest asset services firms, has secured a new strategic investment from London-based private equity firm Cinven. Alter Domus said the transaction will increase its value to 4.9 billion euros, which …

Brussels has opted to abandon the proposed establishment of a ‘European passport’ for depositary banks. While initially touted as an innovative concept, the idea was fraught with potential market challenges and risked undermining the work of supervisors. …

Investors err in assessing stock returns. Prominent outliers attract undue attention and garner more interest than stocks with market-average returns. However, such stocks don't necessarily make better investments; in fact, this strategy results in …

Private investment-laden portfolios of US university funds achieved a net return of 7.7 per cent in FY2023, but the gains were almost entirely due to public equities. Historically, university funds with larger endowments tend to achieve better one-year …

ABP, the Netherlands’ largest pension fund managing over €500 billion in total assets, has revealed a comprehensive sustainable and responsible investment policy. The pension giant aims to invest €30 billion globally by 2030 in projects ensuring both an …

Luxembourg's financial regulator CSSF has clarified its position on allowing alternative investment funds to invest in crypto assets, as per a recent update to its virtual assets FAQ. The CSSF emphasised that only alternative investment funds, or AIFs, …

The market for Venture Capital (VC) experienced a challenging year. Rising interest rates and general uncertainty around valuations made it hard for funds to raise capital. In addition, the market is strongly segmented and therefore often not attractive …

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is about to scrap the requirement for Scope-3 reporting. In doing so, the US stock market watchdog is driving a wedge between US legislation and the new European rules from the Corporate Sustainability …

The fund valuation paradigm is shifting, pushed by regulation

A continuation of the Chinese rally?

Alter Domus valued at €4.9 bln as Cinven takes majority stake

ABBL: Ditching EU depositary passport idea ‘victory for reason’

Appearances are deceptive!

Private investments hold back university fund returns

Dutch ABP set to shift €30 bln towards impact projects

CSSF: crypto funds are for well-informed investors, not for retail

How to gain access to Venture Capital

SEC likely to deviate from European climate reporting rules