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ELTIF
Asset Managers
July 4, 2024

BlackRock sees Eltif2 wrapper as vehicle of choice

Six months after the rollout of Eltif 2.0, the BlackRock private markets team believes this updated…
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John William Olsen (photo), fund manager of the M&G (Lux) Positive Impact fund and the Global Sustain Paris Aligned Fund. Photo: M&G.
Investing
July 2, 2024

‘Passively Paris-aligning a portfolio doesn’t make sense’

Investors seeking to achieve real change through their impact investment will find that the passive…
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Illustration: Vincent Wielders for Investment Officer.
Asset Allocation
July 1, 2024

China’s sudden electric car boom stirs strategic concerns

China’s rapid emergence as a market leader in electric vehicles (EVs) has sparked significant…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
July 1, 2024

Will debt sink the American empire?

With the United States facing another daunting budget deficit of seven percent of GDP this year…
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Sunset in Paris. Photo: CC0 via pxhere.
Investing
June 27, 2024

Investors seek shelter abroad amid French election chaos

The spread on French government bonds has peaked again, showing that financial markets are on edge…
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Asset Managers
June 26, 2024

CSSF confirms Amundi’s Nvidia holdings within legal limits

Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF has confirmed that the 34.49 percent holding in Nvidia by an…
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Daniele Antonucci, chief investment officer at Quintet Private Bank in Luxembourg.
Asset Allocation
June 26, 2024

Quintet says Europe improving faster than US

Despite the rightward tilt of the recent European parliamentary elections, Quintet Private Bank’s…
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321 West 44th Street, an iconic building in New York's Hell's Kitchen neighbourhood, was sold at one third of the price investors bought it for in 2018, a 67% discount. Photo via Instagram/W42st
Family Offices
June 26, 2024

European family offices eye bargains in tumbling US real estate

European family offices are taking advantage of falling US real estate prices, seeking opportunities…
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Investing
June 25, 2024

Value investing is dead, long live value investing

A company’s human capital is difficult to value, but the art of attracting and retaining talent is…
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ELTIF
Investing
June 24, 2024

Tax breaks seen as essential for Eltif success in European markets

European ambitions to boost capital flow through increased retail investment, exemplified by the…
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Ludovico Phalippou of Oxford University (left)
Investing
June 24, 2024

Benelux pension funds are major contributors to US private equity bonuses

Research by Ludovic Phalippou of Oxford University reveals that Benelux pension funds are the third…
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Investing
June 24, 2024

High interest rates as an explanation for strong economy? Nonsense!

Financial markets and economies are often inscrutable. As an investor, you just have to put up with…
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Investing
June 21, 2024

Fund Radar: Why investors bet big on underdog funds despite odds

The surge in global equities is primarily driven by large-cap stocks. Smaller companies have not…
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Investing
June 21, 2024

Fund flows: iShares leads in May, CS biggest laggard

iShares funds topped the list of asset-gatherers last month, while funds offered by Swiss bank…
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