For nervous investors, buffered ETFs offer a way out
More and more US ETF providers are launching buffered products that fully hedge downside risk. The costs, however, also eat into the returns.
European high-yield bonds are well positioned
High-yield bonds should continue to yield attractive returns in 2024. However, René Kallestrup from Capital Four advocates a selective approach with a view to sectors and regions.
App makes PE investing as easy as ordering pizza
Moonfare is offering a golden ticket for the masses with its new app, making private equity investing as simple as ordering a pizza.
The vanished housing market
House prices in Europe are soaring to historic highs, but supply isn’t meeting demand, creating a critical housing market crisis.
Investment boom in data centres offers opportunities for AI investors
The large-scale investment cycle in data centres currently offers the best investment opportunities for AI investors, says AI fund manager Tobias Rommel.
Amundi commits $800 mln to deal with Texas-based Victory
Amundi, Europe’s biggest asset manager, is taking a 26.1 percent stake in Texas-based asset manager Victory Capital. The stake is valued at about 800 million dollars.
French deadlock: Investors warned of volatility ahead
Sunday’s French elections have averted the worst-case scenario of a far-right victory but have plunged the country into a period of political uncertainty and potential paralysis.
Thematic investing ‘moved up the sophistication ladder’
Institutional investors are increasingly shifting thematic investing into their core asset allocation as they see a fit with long-term asset-liability management strategies, according to Karen Kharmandarian, chief investment officer Thematics Asset Management.
CSSF fines BNP Paribas €3 mln for laundering lapses
The CSSF has fined BGL BNP Paribas three million euro for significant lapses in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing compliance. It’s the second-largest fine ever imposed for AML failings in Luxembourg.
Schroders publishes its first impact investment report
Schroders publishes its first impact investment report