Le Conseil d'Administration de Fortuna Banque annonce la signature d'un accord avec Chenavari portant sur l'acquisition de Fortuna Banque.
Imagine you are a large Asset Service Provider (ASP) CEO, addressing your leadership team on a Monday morning, and telling them we have a week to transform our operation from an almost total office based environment to one where all our people will need to be based at home. Prior to the Covid crisis you would have struggled to do so with a straight face or to retain respect, but in fact this is what the entire ecosystem of the Luxembourg financial sector achieved, with minimal service disruption, affecting around 50,000 people (including banks) servicing over €4trillion of assets, during a period of some of the highest market volatility, and a pandemic sweeping through the country, talk about a “perfect storm”!
Durant la récente reprise des marchés, les actions bancaires européennes ont enregistré de belles performances. Cela signifie-t-il qu’elles ont passé l’épreuve de la crise du coronavirus haut la main ? Justin Bisseker, European Banks Analyst chez Schroders, constate que les banques se portent mieux qu’en 2008, mais toutes les banques ne seront pas en mesure de résister à la difficile conjoncture économique actuelle. Le secteur dans son ensemble n’est sans doute pas très attirant, mais on peut trouver des banques susceptibles de rapporter aux investisseurs en cette période maussade.
Capital Group, one of the world’s largest and most experienced investment firms, with more than US$1.7 trillion in assets under management, today announced the appointment of Jessica Ground as Global Head of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance). She will join Capital Group in September and be based in London.
PwC Luxembourg has announced the publication of their patented 2020 barometer on management companies (Manco) which showcases the growth of the asset management in Luxembourg. The results continue to highlight the Alternative Market as the leading force for growth across Luxembourg Management Companies (UCITS and/or Authorised AIFMs) demonstrating the attractiveness of the Luxembourg alternative industry with dedicated products such as RAIF and ScSP).
IQ-EQ is pleased to announce the successful completion of its acquisition of Blue River Partners (“Blue River”), the U.S. based leading provider of outsourced solutions to alternative asset managers following receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. The acquisition of Blue River marks the Group’s latest strategic acquisition, the first in the U.S. funds private equity and hedge fund services space.
Comment obtenir une performance attrayante dans l'environnement actuel? Michael Blümke, Lead Portfolio Manager d'Ethenea, explique l'approche du fonds Ethna-AKTIV.
La crise du Covid-19 représente un défi unique pour le système financier mondial. Plusieurs spécialistes Schroders du patrimoine privé analysent l’effet ou l’absence d’effet de cette crise sur les actifs privés.
Amundi, leader européen de la gestion d’actifs, et CACEIS, leader européen de l’asset servicing, annoncent la création d’une offre proposée aux investisseurs institutionnels et aux gestionnaires d’actifs. Cette solution repose sur la plateforme ALTO d’Amundi Services, couvre les services de front office et intègre les services de middle office et de back office de CACEIS.
Les marchés des obligations d'entreprise ont connu des semaines difficiles. Mais selon Patrick Vogel, Head of Credit Europe, et Martha Metcalf, Head of US Credit chez Schroders, nous entrons dans une nouvelle phase qui verra clairement émerger des gagnants et des perdants.