Investissement

A total of 56 new Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, or Raifs, were registered in Luxembourg during November, indicating that the market for these alternative investments is not slowing down after all, according to data released on Thursday by Luxembourg Business Register.

The most predicted recession ever is not coming at all. At least, not in Europe. According to DWS, the record-negative figures do not correspond to the actual state of the economy. “We expect growth, not contraction.”

Infrastructure investing has looked like a very good business in recent years. Initially, interest in infrastructure was due to its role as a long-term, inflation-resistant vehicle for institutional investors. But the crying need for building, repairing and upgrading the built world while most governments are short on funds has given it an almost socially-conscious image. 

Most such funds have realised they can easily more towards doing ESG-related investments. Often, it’s just about looking for the right investment option.

Après avoir été longtemps honni par les investisseurs, l’or noir s’est imposé comme le seul refuge en 2022, alors que le marché subissait une inflation galopante. Mais malgré les éclatants bénéfices des compagnies pétrolières et gazières, les opérateurs ne se risquent pas massivement à (ré)investir le secteur énergétique.

Typically, when a private equity fund approaches its contractual culmination point, it will seek to sell its assets, but this may not be possible or desirable at that moment. Establishing a continuation fund is an alternative, Laurent Capolaghi, partner and private equity leader at EY Luxembourg, explained in this Q&A. One third of the top 50 PE houses are considering this alternative option, he estimates.

The spread of web-based platforms has reached into the rarefied atmosphere of private equity, which has historically been paper-based and face-to-face in-person meeting with one’s investment adviser. This is taking place against an industry-wide drive to “democratise” the private assets world, in order to sate huge desire to invest, but also to address the equity issues raised in relation to significant barriers to access, Alfi’s Private Assets Conference made clear this week. 

When it comes to enhancing the economic value chain in terms of sustainability and financing the energy transition, the private assets sector is well positioned as an actor that can help deliver the changes that are needed to keep growth sustainable, a Luxembourg panel on net-zero investments was told on Wednesday. 

Real Estate Investment Funds, or Reifs, in Luxembourg saw total assets climb by 26 percent in the year running up to the end of the third quarter, to 131 billion euro. The number of Reifs increased by 20 percent to 621 funds.

The latest edition of the Reif survey conducted by the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, or Alfi, showed that multi-sector allocations remain the most popular strategy for Reif investors, with 49 percent.

The exact impact on private asset values of this year’s declines on global stock and bond markets has yet to be determined, but already some family offices are concerned about the shifts in their portfolios. “There are capital calls that have not been met,” a UBS banker told the Alfi conference on Tuesday.

Le nombre de nouveaux enregistrements de fonds d’investissement alternatifs au Luxembourg, principale plaque tournante européenne de l’investissement privé, a presque atteint son niveau le plus bas en six ans, les investisseurs étant devenus prudents et certains émetteurs ayant décidé d’attendre la nouvelle année pour éviter de devoir faire des déclarations légales en 2022.