Raymond Frenken

Raymond Frenken

Asset Managers
April 5, 2023

No panic in the REIF market, even as ECB calls for policy framework

Although there’s consensus on clouds hanging over private real estate markets while some investors…
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Joachim Nahem, founder and CEO at Position Green. Photo: 0100 Events.
Investing
April 4, 2023

Forget greenwashing. ‘Green hushing’ is the new buzzword

Downgraded green credentials for hundreds of investment funds and an increasingly polarised…
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Luxembourg is the second-largest hub for Exchange Traded Funds in Europe, following Ireland. Photo Marco Versch via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
Asset Managers
April 3, 2023

BBH survey: ETFs accepted in institutional portfolios

The global market for Exchange Traded Funds, better known as ETFs, is projected to more than triple…
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The 0100 Europe Conference in Amsterdam. Photo: 0100.
Investing
March 29, 2023

The collapse of SVB has dislocated private equity

European private equity investors have become more cautious during recent weeks following the…
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Quintet's head office in the centre of Luxembourg town. Photo: IO.
Private Banks
March 23, 2023

Quintet posts first profit since 2018 as rate margins improve

Luxembourg-headquartered Quintet Private Bank on Thursday posted its first net profit in four years…
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CSSF fund supervisor Marco Zwick: ’Embrace regulatory change’ 
Sector
March 22, 2023

CSSF fund supervisor Zwick: ‘Embrace regulatory change’ 

Luxembourg’s top supervisor for investment funds on Wednesday assured the country’s fund management…
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The tax panel at the ALFI conference in March 2023.
March 22, 2023

Corporate tax for funds: ‘like building a plane while flying’

Alfi’s European asset management conference on Tuesday caught up on the global debate about…
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Verena Ross, chair of Esma, addressing ALFI's 2023 European Asset Management Conference. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
March 21, 2023

Esma chief tells funds to consider interest rate risks 

The head of the European Securities and Markets Authority, which oversees and coordinates the work…
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cash withdrawal
Sector
March 21, 2023

Viral bank runs increase liquidity risks

Apps and online investment services have led to a new type of consumer behaviour. Bank runs go viral…
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ECB surprised by rapid transmission of monetary policy 
News
March 16, 2023

ECB unsure about next steps after hiking 300bps since July

After 300 basis points in six subsequent rate hikes since last July, the European Central Bank on…
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Johan Lema, head of Belgian asset management association Beama.
Asset Managers
March 15, 2023

Luxembourg Ucits now dominant in Belgium

Luxembourg-domiciled Ucits investment funds for retail investors have become the most widely used…
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Claude Wampach, director banking supervision at the CSSF. Photo: CSSF.
Supervision
March 15, 2023

Bank supervisor Claude Wampach: ‘The market is always right’

Now that the initial dust on SVB’s collapse has settled, one of Europe’s top bank supervisors has a…
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Stock market graphic
News
March 14, 2023

Pace of rate hikes seen slowing after SVB collapse

Financial markets on Monday appeared to position themselves for a slower pace of rate hikes in the…
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Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, addressing bankers at a Frankfurt conference. Photo: EBF CC-BY-2.0.
Sector
March 12, 2023

SVB crash: ECB is concerned over rate risk management

Answering questions about the bank run on Silicon Valley Bank, the European Central Bank on Sunday…
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