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Asset Management: Impact of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Stock Markets
By invading Ukraine, Russia has created a humanitarian crisis. At a time when heart-wrenching news footage reminds us daily that innocent people are losing their lives, discussing the market implications of such devastation can feel unseemly. The most important thing investors can do during a crisis is to simply not panic. Stock market history supports this assertion. The author examined the major geopolitical events since World War II and found that on average the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 16.40% higher 1 year later and 32.7% higher 2 years later.
March 8, 2022
Asset Management: The Consequences of the Russian Attack for Markets and the Economy
War has broken out. The markets had been in a state of tense calm over the last few days leading up to the invasion, after the continuous threats from Russia that provoked the first sanctions by the United States and Europe, but the attacks that began last week have sent shockwaves across almost all asset classes. In this context, what should investors do?
March 2, 2022
How Austria Plans its Economic Recovery
The Austrian government has submitted its final plan for the European Reconstruction fund, in which projects for economic recovery are listed. These planned measures will receive funding of over EUR 3.5 billion by the EU. Find out what the areas of focus for the investments are.
May 5, 2021
Investment Subsidy Program Gets Extended
The Austrian government has announced an extension of the investment period for which subsidies will be granted. The high demand for the subsidy shows that many companies are hoping for a quick recovery from the current pandemic, which secures important jobs and strengthens Austria as a business location.
January 25, 2021
Further Increase of Investment Subsidy
The Austrian government has decided to increase its budget for investment subsidies. The high demand for this subsidy by companies located in Austria has exceeded the expectations of the government and is therefore adjusted upwards by another EUR 1 billion in order to further promote investments into digitalization, sustainability and other sectors.
November 30, 2020
Increase of Budget for Investment Subsidies to EUR 2 Billion
The Austrian Government has announced a budget increase for investment subsidies. A high demand and investment volume in the first three weeks of the application period has lead to this decision that is welcomed by the Federal Chamber of Commerce.
September 23, 2020
Company Pension Schemes Show Negative Performance
In 2011, Austrian company pension funds showed losses of 3.3%.
February 20, 2012
Lack in Know-How for Investments
For 91% of the Austrians the topics investments and finance are too complex. A lack in transparency is obviously the problem.
December 9, 2011
C-Quadrat Announces Lower Net Profits
Net profits of the Austrian investment fund company for the period amounts to € 2.5m after 9.3m in 2010. Management fees were up by 35%.
November 7, 2011
Gold Remains Popular for Austrians
27% of Austrians expect higher profits from gold than from shares, bonds or investment funds.
October 22, 2011
Performance of Investment Funds Drops Further in September
The average one-year performance was -3.74%. Only 526 out of 1,614 funds showed a positive performance.
October 12, 2011
C-Quadrat Plans to Close Its Fundbrokerage Business
The Austrian fund company will focus exclusively on its asset management core business segment.
September 24, 2011
Investment Funds with Negative Performance in August
The average one-year performance was -1.36%. Only 675 out of 1,615 funds showed a positive performance.
September 9, 2011
C-Quadrat Receives Management Mandates with a Volume of € 300m
The Austrian fund company will assume the mandates from Germany’s third-largest insurance group in the fourth quarter.
September 8, 2011
Massive Decline in Profits for C-Quadrat
The Austrian fund company recorded a drop in performance fees in the first six months of the year. Net profit fell from € 8.5m to € 2.0m.
August 16, 2011
Wealth Growth of Private Households Comes to a Halt
Austrian households’ financial assets increased only marginally to € 462bn in the first quarter. Investments in bank bonds were the driving factor with a total of € 1.1bn.
July 14, 2011
Majority of Investment Funds with Positive Development in June
June was another successful month for Austrian funds: 1,233 out of 1,628 funds showed a positive performance.
July 8, 2011
Profit Decline for C-Quadrat
Strong increase in management fees from € 7.6 m to € 11.5 m (+52 %). Net profit amounts to € 1.0 m.
May 9, 2011
Funds are Considered as a Suitable Old-Age Provision for many Austrians
The majority of Austrian fund owners rate investment funds as a suitable old-age provision, according to the result of a recent population-representative study of AXA Investment Managers.
May 4, 2011
Erste Group Launches Rising Markets Indices
Erste Group launches Rising Markets Indices for bonds and equities focusing on high-opportunity countries. Country selection based on criteria such as GDP growth, population growth, anti-corruption measures and standard of living.
May 3, 2011
RCM - Raiffeisen Capital Management Company grew in 2010
Despite the international debt crisis and the repeated fears of a recession, money flowed back into the investment company last year.
April 23, 2011
Households are Relying Increasingly on Managed Financial Products
Almost half the savings of Austrian households were invested in mutual fund shares, life insurance or pension funds, i.e. in managed financial products.
April 15, 2011
Occupational Pension Funds: Deposits in Investment funds +32%
By the end of 2010, the volume of pension rights of the ten occupational pension funds operating in Austria amounted to € 3.56bn, representing an increase of 26% compared with the end of December 2009.
April 12, 2011
C-Quadrat Achieved Strong Profit Increase
In 2010, operating income of the Austrian investment funds was up by 76%. Operating profits almost tripled.
March 30, 2011
Yield of Austrian pension funds: 6.5%
FMA report on the 4th Quarter 2010 of the Austrian pension funds: more assets under management, widely scattered performance.
March 18, 2011
Company Pension Funds Tend to Investment Funds
Investing in investment funds is a growing trend for company pension funds (betriebliche Vorsorgekassen), increasing by 32% in 2010. The volume of corporate pension funds increased by 26%.
March 11, 2011
The Madoff Affair: Austria Gets Into the Focus of U.S. Authorities
In the course of the Madoff fraud case, an American legal assistance request has now been filed before the Austrian justice system. Austrian banking circles are involved.
March 1, 2011
Bizarre Allegations of Meinl against Atrium
The ongoing conflict between the Austrian bank and the US-Israeli real estate fund shows new and unusual facets.
February 16, 2011
Austria Savers Remain Cautious
For 67% of Austrian savers, savings’ security is a priority. High yields only plays a role for about 10% .
February 5, 2011
Superfund Seeking for Investors in Japan
The Austrian investment fund intends to raise new funds via Japanese institutional investors. The volume is said to account for $ 100m
February 3, 2011
Atrium Terminates Trust Agreements with Meinl
The US-American/Israeli fund Atrium terminates trust agreements with the Austrian Meinl Bank AG under the 2003 and 2005 bonds due to “important reasons”.
February 3, 2011
Atrium European Real Estate Announces Credit Rating Update
Atrium European Real Estate Limited a real estate company owned by Citigroup/Gazit, is placed on CreditWatch Negative.
February 2, 2011
AvW Trial: Eight Years in Prison
An 8 years imprisonment sentence was imposed on the founder and CEO of AvW Group, Wolfgang Auer-Welsbach,
February 1, 2011
Atrium: "Meinl Exploited its Position as a Trustee”
After the repayment of the convertible bond to the Austrian Meinl Bank, the real estate funds considers the calling as "blatant unlawfulness."
February 1, 2011
Meinl Bank Continues to Claim Default of Atrium
Meinl Bank: „Atrium zahlt Meinl Bank states: "Contrary to their own announcement Atrium is not paying back the 10.75% convertible bond". Cross default risk remains upright
January 28, 2011
Atrium Repays Convertible Bond to Meinl
The American-Israeli real estate fund Atrium repays the 10.75% 2008 convertible bond to the Austrian Meinl Bank.
January 25, 2011
Meinl Bank: New Attacks Against Atrium
The dispute between the Austrian bank and the American-Israeli real estate fund is getting fiercer. Meinl is calling a bond.
January 21, 2011
Trend Reversal: International investors push for Austria's Real Estate Market
Austria is getting increasingly popular for foreign real estate investors. Mainly speculators start to get interested in the domestic market to care.
January 19, 2011
Life Insurance Continues in Demand
While Austrian private investors have less savings, rights to pensions and life insurances rise.
January 19, 2011
Record of Assets under Management for C-Quadrat
The investment fund was able to increase the managed assets in Austria by 26% to € 3.3bn. The volumne of new investments in 2010 amounts to € 804m.
January 19, 2011
Austria's Funds Showed a Plus in 2010
2010 was another year of gains for Austrian funds: of 1601 funds, 1464, showed a positive performance.
January 15, 2011
Austria Savers Remain Conservative
Saving behavior in Austria remains unchanged with a high degree of popularity of traditional building savings plans and bank savings accounts.
January 13, 2011
Auer-Welsbach Pleads Not Guilty
The former CEO of the Austrian AvW stays by his actions on the first day of his trial.
January 12, 2011
Additional Revenues for C-Quadrat
The Austrian investment fund C-Quadrat Investment AG earns additional revenues from performance fees in December 2010.
January 7, 2011
New Responsibilities for the Financial Market Authority
As of 2011, the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has to face new challenges. The focus is on the fight against money laundering.
January 3, 2011
Bank Austria-Fund “Real Invest Europe” Opens as from 21 December 2010
Revaluation of property portfolio complete. Commercial property in Stuttgart sold at market price.
December 21, 2010
Government Adapts Capital Gains Tax on Securities
Taxation will be implemented from October 1; loss compensation is allowed. There are no essential changes however.
November 29, 2010
C-Quadrat Investment AG Reports Q1-3/2010 Results
The fund management company records increasing income as well as rising profits.
November 15, 2010
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