L'ETF S&P 500 de State Street est le moins cher d’Europe, mais le plus onéreux des États-Unis

State Street Global Advisors porte un coup dur à ses principaux concurrents dans la « course aux zéro frais » en baissant les frais de son ETF phare. Aux États-Unis, le tracker demeure néanmoins l’option la plus chère.

ECB now awaits ‘range of new data’ before next decision

Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, on Thursday declined to provide forward guidance on the direction of Eurozone interest rates but said that its decision in December will be made based on updated data on inflation and on the actual economic impact of its monetary policy.

« Le risque de récession aux États-Unis est réel »

Pour Guy Wagner, Chief Investment Officer chez Banque de Luxembourg Investments, le scénario le plus probable est celui d’une récession économique et d’un reflux de l’inflation. C’est pourquoi il privilégie une exposition aux obligations à échéance longue ainsi qu’aux aristocrates du dividende.

Luxembourg Raif market is alive and kicking again

With 29 new funds registered, last month was the best September in three years for new Raifs issuance, data analysis by Investment Officer Luxembourg shows. Raifs are Reserved Alternative Investment Funds. In Luxembourg these vehicles in recent years have gained significant international traction among those active in private assets such as credit, real estate and private equity.

Top investors have clear preference for oil, financials

Which public companies are the ones that the best rated fund managers prefer to hold in their portfolios? Researchers at London-based data analysis firm Citywire on Monday released a new data set that shows in which equities the world’s portfolio managers prefer to invest with the highest degree of conviction.

« Les marchés sont très prudents avec la prise en compte de futures hausses des taux d'intérêt »

« Rétrospectivement, nous aurions pu être un peu plus assertifs concernant les actions américaines », estime Luc Aben. L’économiste en chef de Van Lanschot Kempen opte actuellement pour une légère sous-pondération des actions, avec un accent régional sur le Japon.

Investors may draw short end in EU tussle over retail strategy

A divisive European Commission proposal for a unified retail investment strategy is seen as one of the final pieces of EU legislation that is due to be approved in the months ahead, before next year’s EU elections. The industry’s objections are being heard in Brussels, it has become clear in recent weeks. Investors could end up pulling the short straw, critics argue.

Fund costs more volatile, especially in institutional equity

Despite increasing pressure from EU securities supervisors to lower the costs of investment funds and provide value for money, more than one third of funds have witnessed an increase in their charges to investors during 2022, with institutional equity funds leading the charge, according to data on around 40,000 fund share classes analysed by Fitz Partners.