Investment firm takes fund manager battle to Luxembourg court
Sicav manager looks to unravel mystery of high redemptions before Columna Fund was suspended
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Sicav manager looks to unravel mystery of high redemptions before Columna Fund was suspended
Index investment giant to list 19 ETFs on Borsa Italiana
€62.3bn pulled from long-term funds, writes Detlef Glow, head of Lipper EMEA research at Refinitiv
CSSF ‘needs to intervene’ to shore-up Luxembourg’s reputation after ‘grossly negligent’ actions by Sicav fund directors
A Swiss-based private partnership created to help those who have suffered losses of assets and money from financial companies has launched a task force to recover money from the failed Columna Commodities Fund.
Columna Commodities fund pretended to invest in range of commodity-linked assets when in reality the bulk of money invested in the Sicav sub-fund had been loaned to a Hong Kong shell company.
Robeco’s ESG integration chief Masja Zandbergen outlines how effective ESG analysis can lead to better investment decisions.
The Neuberger Berman Emerging Market Debt Local Currency Fund has reduced currency and duration risk in the portfolio following underperformance against the benchmark over the last quarter.
The returns on short-dated high yield bonds may not be as high as longer term high yield bonds but the shorter duration offers a buffer against volatility – potentially providing a better risk-return profile.
Deutsche Wealth Management has increased the allocation to sovereign bonds in the firm’s model balanced portfolio due to market volatility.
Smart-beta strategies are unlikely to overtake traditional fund products and become a mainstream investment tool, argues Nicolas Faller, co-CEO of asset management at Union Bancaire Privée.
Rising interest rates and inflation have shifted the dividend opportunity to the financial and energy sector rather than traditional defensive stocks, said Thomas Buckingham, London-based portfolio manager at JP Morgan Asset Management.