Investing

A sign at the Franklin Templeton Investments headquarters campus in San Mateo, California. Photo: Wikipedia.
Investing
June 17, 2022

Franklin Templeton sees more balanced policy risks

Franklin Templeton, one of the world’s ten largest asset managers, this week outlined its views on…
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China stock exchange
Investing
June 16, 2022

China bucks trend with money market inflows during Q1

Net assets of worldwide investment funds decreased by 2.5 percent in the first quarter as the…
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Niall Ferguson addressing the 2022 Amundi World Investment Forum in Paris. Photo: Amundi.
Asset Allocation
June 16, 2022

A rerun of the 1970s requires a profound rethink

It’s not difficult to compare today’s era to the 1970s. An energy crisis, a hot war, a cold war…
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ETF. Image: gotcredit.com via Flickr
Investing
June 14, 2022

European ETF inflows remain ‘far below’ 12-month average

Firms promoting Exchange Traded Funds in Europe have reported 2.5 billion euro in net inflows for…
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Ukraine flag. Photo by Max Kukurudziak via Unsplash CC BY 2.,0
News
June 13, 2022

War, economic downturn hurt fund sales

Firms selling Ucits and alternative investment funds are experiencing a downturn linked to the dire…
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Bear market, illustration via Flickr by Investment Zen CC BY 2.0
Investing
June 9, 2022

Han Dieperink: equity market may fall further

Since 1926, the S&P 500 index has fallen by more than 20 percent fifteen times. On average, the…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen speaking on a screen above World Bank Group President David Malpass at the World Bank Group 2022 Spring Meetings Ministerial Roundtable for Support to Ukraine on 21 April 2022. Photo: Paul Blake / WorldBank
News
June 8, 2022

World Bank warns of 1970s-style stagflation

The World Bank on Tuesday warned that the global economy is facing a 1970s-style stagflation with a…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
June 7, 2022

Chart of the week: this valuation gets in the way

When it comes to equity valuations, most investors are concerned with the price/earnings ratio. And…
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JP Morgan Asset Management presents its Mid-Year Economic Outlook in Luxembourg. Photo: IO..
Investing
June 2, 2022

JPM AM: ‘We came into crisis from position of strength’

Amid lingering fears of stagflation and a possible recession, investors are hard pressed to find…
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German nuclear waste stored in containers at the Morsleben depository, around 500 meters below the surface. Photo: Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerug, BGE.de.
Asset Managers
May 31, 2022

Luxembourg Raif helps handle German nuclear waste 

The long-term financing of the storage of German commercial radioactive waste is being provided in…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
May 30, 2022

Chart of the week: the ECB has turned!

The decision is made. The ECB will also raise interest rates now that inflation is showing few signs…
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Investing
May 25, 2022

The fragile financing of the United States

The US national debt recently passed the 30,000 billion dollar mark. Since March 2020, the US…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
May 23, 2022

Chart of the week: why are high yield spreads so low?

Spreads on both corporate and high yield bonds have increased significantly in recent weeks…
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Investing
May 19, 2022

‘A good company is not necessarily a good stock’

Financial markets do relatively well when it comes to predicting the future. Collective wisdom is…
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