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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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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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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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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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ESG Finance. Photo: Unsplash
Investing
October 26, 2023

US outflows from sustainable funds accelerated in Q3

Outflows from sustainable investment funds in the United States accelerated during the third quarter…
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Schroders Capital's European private equity chief Richard Damming
Private Banks
October 26, 2023

PE investors dismiss valuation chatter as ‘noise’

Despite declining valuations in private equity, Schroders Capital’s European private equity chief…
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News
October 24, 2023

Luxembourg Raif market is alive and kicking again

With 29 new funds registered, last month was the best September in three years for new Raifs…
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Investing
October 24, 2023

Ten old and ten new safe havens

US 10-year yields have risen above 5 per cent. As a result, earnings yield - the inverse of the P/E…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
October 23, 2023

Italy’s debt landscape: A déjà vu of 2012 or worse?

As Italy’s 10-year interest rate hovers around 5 percent, flashbacks to late 2012 become inescapable…
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Thursday's LPEA panel on exits.
Investing
October 23, 2023

A Nasdaq in Luxembourg? ‘I beg you. Build it.’

Luxembourg, take the initiative for a European Nasdaq market. Take your expertise in financial…
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