Raymond Frenken

Raymond Frenken

Europe is losing ground in some industries but still controls crucial technology that China cannot easily replace. Photo: ASML.
Investing
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Second China shock tests European portfolios

China is no longer merely undercutting European manufacturers. It is replacing them in products…
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Investing
September 8, 2026

When high yields become the problem

Government bond yields worldwide risk turning from a warning sign of weak public finances into one…
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The Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich. Photo: Wikimedia.
Asset Managers
September 1, 2026

ETFs were supposed to kill the salesman. They didn’t

The fund salesman was supposed to lose relevance as cheap ETFs made investing easier. Instead…
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Isabel Schnabel, member of the ECB's executive board. Photo: ECB.
Technology
September 1, 2026

ECB makes monetary policy programmable

Tokenization is reaching the heart of central banking. ECB executive board member Isabel Schnabel…
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Platforms
August 26, 2026

Tradestation opens new European gateway to Wall Street

While Brussels is trying to steer more European savings toward European companies, US broker…
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A failed harvest in Germany. Photo: IO.
Investing
August 25, 2026

Climate damage is reaching for investor portfolios

Europe’s hot, dry summer is turning into a stress test for investors. Poor harvests, exceptionally…
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Crypto
Technology
August 24, 2026

‘There are no more excuses to say we are in the Wild West’

Tokenization is running out of technical excuses. The infrastructure is largely ready, leaving…
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Technology
August 20, 2026

Money market funds emerge as tokenization proving ground

Money market funds have become institutional finance’s first serious test of blockchain. Blackrock…
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Investing
August 19, 2026

Long end forces bond market reset

Developed-market bond markets are undergoing a long-end repricing as investors demand more…
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Investing
August 12, 2026

In the AI rally, the question now is who earns back the billions

The sharp pullback in semiconductor stocks is forcing investors to confront a fundamental question…
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Rene Paulussen (PwC), Josephine Eiserman (Trustmoore) and Sebastiaan Hooghiemstra (Loyens & Loeff)
Asset Servicing
August 6, 2026

After a decade of success, the RAIF searches for a new growth engine

The first decade of Luxembourg’s Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF) established a new model…
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UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti and Swiss finance minister Karin Keller-Sutter.
Wealth Managers
July 30, 2026

UBS at loggerheads with Bern as Q2 exceeds expectations

UBS once again exceeded expectations, but for Europe’s largest wealth manager, the biggest challenge…
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Laws and Regulations
July 28, 2026

How Luxembourg’s RAIF changed European private markets

Ucits helped establish Luxembourg as Europe’s leading domicile for cross-border retail investment…
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AMF president AMF voorzitter Mari-Anne Barbat-Layani (left) and her AFM counterpart Laura van Geest.
Supervision
July 23, 2026

AFM and AMF challenge Luxembourg over ESMA role

The Dutch and French market regulators have told EU governments to move beyond debating whether ESMA…
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