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Eltifs in Luxembourg. Photo: IO.
Investing
November 28, 2023

Eltif 2.0 supervisory standards could come only late February

Updated European rules for long-term investment funds known as Eltifs will enter into force on 10…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
November 27, 2023

Housing shortage: high prices, less growth

Skyrocketing mortgage rates and astronomical house prices make it almost impossible for the average…
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Eltifs are European long-term investment funds.
Private Banks
November 24, 2023

Eltif 2.0 triggers fresh interest in semi-liquid funds

With the official launch of Eltifs 2.0 in early 2024, the private semi-liquid private funds market…
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A debate at the IO Outlook event last year.
Events
November 20, 2023

Inflation, AI in focus at IO Outlook Amsterdam event

Investment Officer is organising an event on 30 November at the H’ART Museum in Amsterdam to look…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
November 20, 2023

Euphoria!

Let me begin by stating my agreement that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates…
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Dimensional Fund Advisors is based in Austin, Texas. Photo: Roy Niswanger via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Asset Managers
November 15, 2023

Forward rates: the unchallenged prophet

Predicting future interest rates is a favorite activity among economists and strategists, but…
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Sector
November 14, 2023

Dutch pension funds grapple with high private equity fees

Dutch pension funds are striving to address concerns about the high performance fees they pay to…
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Luxembourg is the second-largest hub for Exchange Traded Funds in Europe, following Ireland. Photo Marco Versch via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
Investing
November 9, 2023

iShares leads in ETF sales, ahead of Amundi, Vanguard

BlackRock’s iShares topped the charts as the best-selling ETF promoter in Europe for October…
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Investing
November 8, 2023

Make America Great Again 2.0

In a thought-provoking piece from May 2018, I penned a commentary here titled ‘Make America Great…
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Claus Mansfelft, president of LPEA and chairman of SwanCap Luxembourg. Photo: Swancap.
Investing
November 6, 2023

‘Facebook Effect’ in Luxembourg reshapes private equity in EU

Amid the sustained growth of Luxembourg’s private markets, propelled by ongoing onshoring and the…
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CVC Capital Partners' office in Luxembourg. Photo: CBRE.
News
November 2, 2023

CVC Capital now eyes 2024 for new attempt to go public

Luxembourg-headquartered CVC Capital Partners, one of Europe’s biggest private equity firms, on…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
October 30, 2023

Where is the next Silicon Valley Bank?

Interest rates are shooting up and in some cases have reached the highest levels in decades. The…
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Jiři Król, the deputy CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association
Sector
October 30, 2023

‘Private credit will eclipse equity in the next decade’

Despite rapid development, private credit is still in its very early growth stages. Despite…
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Bond market. Image by InvestmentZen via Flickr CC-BY-2.0
Investing
October 27, 2023

Private credit seen as less attractive than public debt

After a dismal third quarter, bond investors are once again turning their attention to fixed income…
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