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ABN AMRO Private Bank increases cash ahead of QE tapering

ABN AMRO Private Bank says it has cut exposure to equities and bonds, and increased its cash position because of expectations of tapering of quantitative easing.

18 Jun 2013
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RBC Investor & Treasury Services appointed global custodian by Polaris

RBC Investor & Treasury Services, part of Royal Bank of Canada, has announced that its Investor Services business has been appointed global custodian by fund management company Polaris Investment SA.

11 Jun 2013
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Coverage ratios slip again for Dutch pension funds

Aon Hewitt has published figures for the Dutch pension market, which suggest that the coverage ratio on average slipped to 104% by the end of May - below the required 105% ratio.

04 Jun 2013
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20% of Africa investments are ‘Dutch'

Up to a fifth of all investments being made in Africa are attributable to ‘Dutch' firms, which in reality often are multinationals using friendly jurisdictional rules to channel such investments, according to reports from the Netherlands.

03 Jun 2013
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Responsible Investing needs to move to mainstream - Alfi survey

Responsible investing (RI) funds are showing strong growth, with assets under management increasing since 2010 by 19% from €199.9bn to €237.9bn, with the proportion of RI assets compared to the total assets in European funds increasing by 1.6%, according to a survey conducted for the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (Alfi).

15 May 2013
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Alfi adds Chinese to its website - reflects growing ties

Alfi, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, has added Chinese language pages to its website as it seeks to reflect the growing connections between the jurisdiction and the Chinese market.

03 May 2013
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Fourpoints unveils Luxembourg Sicav with US focus

Fourpoints Investment Managers has launched a SICAV out of Luxembourg to replicate their original FCP - seeded with €50m and with a US focus.

24 Apr 2013
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Patrick Moonen at ING Investment Management still positive on equities

Patrick Moonen, senior equity strategist at ING Investment Management, sees a weakening of appetite for global risk, but remains positive on equities.

23 Apr 2013
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Aberdeen appoints Misev as portfolio manager

Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed Alek Misev as portfolio manager.

18 Apr 2013
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Multifonds Keith Hale asks: Will AIFMD succeed in attracting business to Europe?

Keith Hale, executive vice president Client and Business Development at Multifonds has outlined the arguments for and against AIFMD actually leading to more European business in alternative investment funds.

08 Apr 2013
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ALFI targets consumers with latest multimedia

Alfi, the industry body representing funds in Luxembourg, has started publishing a series of consumer focused videos explaining the principles of investing and what it is investment funds do.

05 Apr 2013
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ALFI appoints Agnes as deputy director general

ALFI, the association of the Luxembourg fund industry, has elected Anouk Agnes as deputy director general, with immediate effect.

04 Apr 2013
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BIL behind the launch of LuxCSD's first bond issue

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) has acted as principal paying agent in the launch of the first Luxembourg government bond issued through LuxCSD, a domestic central securities depository.

03 Apr 2013
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ALFI EXPRESS: AIFMD increases depositary need for due diligence and oversight

In its continuing series of podcasts, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry talks to Martin Dobbins of State Street Luxembourg and chairman of the ABBL ALFI Depositary Bank Forum, about the challenges facing depositaries in the wake of AIFMD.

28 Mar 2013
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Societe Generale develops Luxembourg centre of expertise for alternatives

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has announced the creation of a centre of expertise in Luxembourg for alternative funds in the area of private equity, real estate and tangible assets.

21 Mar 2013

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Milan Fund Selector Forum: The benefits of information

Emerging markets, European and US equities and market volatility were all discussed at InvestmentEurope’s latest Fund Selector forum in Milan.

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Bonham Carter confirmed for Fund Management Summit

Jupiter Fund Management's CEO Edward Bonham Carter is among the speakers lined up for the Fund Management Summit, co-hosted by InvestmentEurope, which takes place in London 15-16 October.