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Cordea Savills appoints head of Luxembourg office

International property investment manager Cordea Savills, has appointed Lorna Mackie as head of its Luxembourg office.

22 Feb 2012
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Ireland gains on Luxembourg’s lead in EU investment industry

Luxembourg is Europe’s largest holder of investment fund assets with 26.5% of the total, a 4.7% drop since 2010 and a big blow considering its Irish rival upped its share of the industry in 2011.

22 Feb 2012
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Janus Capital enters Dutch market

The international arm of US investment company Janus Capital has expanded in the Netherlands, opening a new office and appointing Sander Van Der Ent (pictured) as head of the Netherlands business.

22 Feb 2012
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Pictet launches sovereign debt fund based on fundamentals

Pictet Asset Management has launched a global government bond fund that will invest according to an issuer's fundamentals rather than by region.

22 Feb 2012
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ALFI EXPRESS: All change for management companies

In its continuing series of podcasts, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry talks to Graham Goodhew, director and Conducting Officer at JP Morgan Asset Management Europe about the changes in organizational requirements for management companies brought by regulatory changes.

21 Feb 2012
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Netherlands, France lead online banking across Europe

The Dutch and French are the biggest internet bank users, according to the latest comScore survey of online banking habits across Europe.

16 Feb 2012
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ALFI EXPRESS: Interests of the investor

In its continuing series of podcasts, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry talks to co-chairmen of the Communication and Conference Committee at ALFI Bob Kneip and José-Benjamin Longrée about the 2012 ALFI Spring Conference, which takes place on the 13th and 14th March in Luxembourg.

14 Feb 2012
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European investors return to bond funds

Bond funds saw net inflows of €4bn in December, the first time similar inflows have been recorded since July 2011, while long-term Ucits and equity funds saw limited outflows as investor confidence returned.

14 Feb 2012
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ING IM’s money market fund bucks redemption trend

Assets in ING Investment Management’s Liquid Euro money market fund have jumped 28% since the end of 2011 to €6bn, despite heavy redemptions from other European money market funds.

09 Feb 2012
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ALFI EXPRESS: Implementing the AIFMD

In its continuing series of podcasts, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry talks to Jiří Krol, director of Government and Regulatory Affairs at the Alternative Investment Management Association, about the upcoming AIMFD and how it will affect the fund industry.

07 Feb 2012
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Rogge unites with Alfi Partners to target French market

Fixed income asset management group Rogge Global Partners has entered a joint venture with third party marketing company Alfi Partners hoping to find new business in Europe's French-speaking regions.

06 Feb 2012
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Dutch central bank condemns financial transaction tax

A European financial transaction tax (FTT) may not counteract disruptive market behaviour and will slow down economic growth rendering it “undesirable,” the Dutch central bank has stated.

06 Feb 2012
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Michel van Mazijk to head Pioneer Netherlands, Nordics business

Pioneer Investments has appointed Michel van Mazijk as head of Institutional Business for the Netherlands and Nordics.

06 Feb 2012
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Central banks will struggle to control inflation, says Robeco

Despite most central banks targeting inflation of 2%, Dutch investment manager Robeco does not believe they will reach this goal, estimating inflation will hover at 3% in the long term.

03 Feb 2012
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ALFI EXPRESS: Coping with a wave of regulation

In its continuing series of podcasts, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry talks to Jean-Marc Goy, council for International Affairs at the CSSF, the national authority supervising the financial sector in Luxembourg, about whether the industry can cope with the wave of new regulation.

31 Jan 2012

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