Asset Managers

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Asset Managers
February 8, 2022

Avoiding dry powder involves choosing complex investments

Record levels of funds invested into private asset strategies has led to the phenomenon of “too much…
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Queen Maxima. Photo by King Willem-Alexander, via RVD. 
Asset Managers
February 7, 2022

Citing inflation, Máxima wants action on financial literacy

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has called on European financial supervisors to review financial…
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Monique Donders, BlackRock
Asset Managers
February 3, 2022

Listening to stakeholders brings best shareholder value

It is a well-known fact: supertankers do not change their course easily. But once the decision is…
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Asset Managers
February 2, 2022

Cybercrime: funds, pensions seen as prime target 

The NATO-Russia dispute over Ukraine is fought on many boards at once. In addition to the threat of…
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European ESG ranking
Asset Managers
January 31, 2022

Bonds benefit as net fund sales reach low in November

Net sales of investment funds in Europe were at their lowest in November - apart from bonds - as…
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James Purcell, Quintet
Asset Managers
January 25, 2022

Quintet launches new multi-asset, climate neutral fund

Quintet Private Bank today announced the launch of the “world’s first multi-asset, climate-neutral…
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L-R: David Capocci (Managing Partner), Christian Guertler, Annick Breton and Yves Courtois (Head of Advisory). Photo: KPMG.
Asset Managers
January 20, 2022

KPMG Luxembourg names Breton, Guertler as partner

KPMG Luxembourg has named Annick Breton and Christian Guertler as partners in its asset management…
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Maarten Boudry, University of Ghent
Asset Managers
January 19, 2022

Contrarian prefers growth over green concerns

The idea that economic growth is a problem is seriously outdated, according to University of Ghent…
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Emmanuel Macron and Mario Draghi (2019 archive photo)
Asset Managers
January 10, 2022

Opinion: French-Italian cocktail of cunning for EU

“Never waste a good crisis” is an English expression that you can safely leave to the French and…
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Motor yacht on the IJ, Amsterdam
Asset Managers
January 10, 2022

European wealth hits record high, Benelux tops EU millionaires list

European wealth reached unprecedented levels last year and is increasingly concentrated among…
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Asset Managers
January 6, 2022

Step toward securitisation law reform

Luxembourg is ranked third in the eurozone for securitisation business, and this is set for a boost…
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Simon England-Brammer, Nuveen
Asset Managers
December 22, 2021

The largest unknown asset manager in the world

“Although we are number twelve in the world in order of assets under management, we are a relatively…
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David Bouchoucha, BNP Paribas AM 
Asset Managers
December 21, 2021

Spreads on smaller SME loans still attractive

As in the sovereign and corporate bond markets, private debt valuations have risen sharply. “However…
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Vincent Juvyns, JP Morgan
Asset Managers
December 20, 2021

JPMorgan AM: equities are a good inflation hedge

In its outlook for 2022, JP Morgan Asset Management makes no bones about the fact that equities…
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