Brazilian private bank BTG pays €21.3 mln for FIS Privatbank

BTG Pactual, the largest investment bank in South America, said it acquired Luxembourg-based private bank FIS Privatbank in a move that should enable its Latin American clients to diversify their investment portfolios in developed countries while expanding its European client base beyond Portugal, Spain and the UK.

EU publishes updated Eltif regulation in Official Journal

The European Union on Monday published the text of its updated regulation on long-term investment funds, known as Eltif 2.0, in its Official Journal, clearing the final hurdle before its implementation from January next year.

The publication was expected following the adoption by the European Parliament in February. Luxembourg, as a leading investment funds hub in Europe, is keen to develop itself as an international hub for this new type of investment funds which will open up alternatives and private equity also to non-institutional investors.

Esma chief tells funds to consider growing interest rate risks 

The head of the European Securities and Markets Authority, which oversees and coordinates the work of European supervisors in asset management, on Tuesday called on the industry to pay more attention to the management of increasing interest rate risks and to step up its efforts in terms of “prudent management” of the investment funds.

Les banques sont vulnérables aux risques de transition liés au climat

Les banques sont vulnérables aux dommages induits par le changement climatique, qui pourrait particulièrement affecter leur comptabilité et leurs actifs. Les banques d’Europe du Sud sont plus vulnérables que la moyenne : elles sont confrontées à des risques physiques accrus pour plus de 60 % de leurs prêts aux entreprises. Les risques de transition concernent principalement les prêts aux secteurs à forte intensité de carbone, qui figurent dans les portefeuilles d’un nombre limité de banques. 

PDG de VanEck : "L'interférence politique est nécessaire dans ce secteur".

La croisade contre le «woke-capitalisme» entre dans une nouvelle phase aux États-Unis, les politiciens républicains se retournant contre les politiques ESG des gestionnaires d’actifs. Selon Jan van Eck, cette ingérence est justifiée, quoi que l’on pense de l’ESG.

Schroders’ first Eltif assigned Article 8 status under SFDR

Schroders Capital on Wednesday said it has launched its first European Long-Term Investment Fund, or Eltif. The fund is called the Schroders Capital Private Equity Eltif 2023 and is classified as a ‘green’ Article 8 under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.

Schroders Capital Private Equity Eltif 2023 will focus on lower and mid-market private equity buyout and growth investments primarily in Europe but with the flexibility to allocate to non-European companies with high operating exposure to Europe, the firm said.