Luxembourgers love their cash deposits, remain risk-averse
For a country that is well established as a global leader in investment funds, one might expect its people to embrace more risk when it comes to their financial investments. As it turns out, the love for cash deposits is as big as ever.
PGIM Investments: Secular Growth Reasserts Leadership As Economy Slows
Jennison Associates explains why they believe secular growth stocks will regain market leadership and tech-driven growth still has room to run.
Monica Defend, Pascal Blanqué to lead Amundi Institute
Amundi, Europe’s biggest asset manager, on Wednesday said that it has created the Amundi Institute as a new division that will help investors better determine their asset allocation and help them construct their portfolios in an increasingly complex and changing world.
Amundi’s Global Head of Research Monica Defend (pictured) will serve as head of Amundi Institute. Pascal Blanqué has been appointed President of the institute and will oversee the new business line.
People: Mancos Apex, Universal-Investment strengthen teams
Two of Luxembourg’s biggest asset services companies, Apex and Universal-Investment, have recently strengthened their client services teams.
AXA IM : launch of first social and sustainable bond fund
AXA IM announces the launch of a fund that aims to support the transition to a more sustainable economy while ensuring measurable social benefit and seeks to generate long-term income and growth.
Invesco - Green investing isn't always easy
Article written by Elizabeth Gillam, Head of EU Government Relations and Public Policy at Invesco
San Lie to take helm at ASN Impact Investors
San Lie is to succeed Bas-Jan Blom as Chairman of the Management Board of ASN Impact Investors, the asset management arm of Dutch retail bank ASN. Lie has been head of portfolio management of the asset manager, which has approximately 4.7 billion euro under management, since autumn 2019. “We have formulated ambitious targets for 2030. The central question now is how we are going to get there,” says Lie.
Esma: consumers face risk of significant market corrections
The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), the EU’s securities markets regulator based in Paris, said on Tuesday that it continues to see high risks to institutional and retail investors of further, possibly significant, market corrections.
Esma, Eiopa ‘closely monitoring’ cyber risk amid Russia threat
Supervisors ESMA and EIOPA are “closely monitoring” cyber risks in Europe’s asset management industry amid concerns that rising tensions over Ukraine may spark Russian-backed cyber attacks on Europe’s economic infrastructure.
Bond investors on the edge of their seat
Investors awaiting higher yields on government bonds have systematically been missing out for four decades. While market rates are rising, bondholders remain on the edge of their seat. With central banks set to tighten monetary policy, the question is: who is going to buy government bonds?