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China stock exchange
Investing
August 22, 2022

China offers opportunities; manageable risks

Last quarter, the Shanghai A-share Index did 11 per cent better than the S&P 500 and 15 per cent…
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Otto Nino - MPX
Technology
August 16, 2022

Blockchain startup to help SMEs access ESG capital

Small and medium enterprises are seen as the backbone of the net zero approach to the climate. But…
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Rainy Berlin
Investing
August 15, 2022

German economy languishes, equities still attractive

The largest economy in the eurozone is weakening. The German Dax index has been hit unprecedentedly…
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Investing
August 11, 2022

Analysis: static risk profile does not work in a dynamic market 

For at least 15 years, risk profiles, used by banks or independent risk managers to assign each…
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Ethenea’s investment strategist Andrea Siviero, who manages the firm’s 56 million euro Hesper Global Solutions fund. Photo: Ethenea.
Asset Allocation
August 2, 2022

Ethenea’s Siviero sees Swiss franc, yen as safe havens

With a recession looming in Europe, investors again are on the lookout for suitable safe havens…
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Schiessentümpel in Müllerthal, Luxembourg. Photo: Wikimedia CC0.
Investing
July 27, 2022

Bond funds see 5th straight month of net outflows in May

European bond funds experienced a fifth straight month of net outflows in May as inflation continued…
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Wim Nagler, head of institutional clients at Schroders
Products
July 27, 2022

Private markets increasingly open for retail investors

More lenient EU regulations are about to make it possible for providers to offer private investment…
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Andrew Grimditch, CFO at Arrow Global. Photo: Arrow Global.
Asset Servicing
July 21, 2022

UK debt collector Arrow opens Luxembourg office 

Manchester-based distressed debt trader Arrow Global Limited has announced it is opening an office…
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High yield street
Asset Allocation
July 21, 2022

High yield promising, if you believe in a snappy recession

As US companies revise their earnings forecasts en masse and fears of recession-induced defaults…
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At the ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal, ECB President Christine Lagarde committed herself to backing a rate hike of 25 basis points on 21 July, Photo: ECB
Investing
July 20, 2022

ECB seen doubling up with 50bp rate hike on Thursday

Pressed by persistently high inflation in the eurozone, the European Central Bank on Thursday may…
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Martyn Hole, Equity Investment Director at Capital Group. Photo: CG.
Asset Managers
July 14, 2022

Capital Group long-term outlook focusses on tech

Semiconductors everywhere you look, the end of cash, the development of digital entertainment…
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Red flag
Investing
July 13, 2022

In popular private markets, the red flag is raised later

In public markets, a well-known proposition is that at the moment that everyone steps in, the red…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
July 11, 2022

Chart of the week: don’t be blindsided by recession

The ISM Manufacturing Index, also known as the purchasing managers’ index, fell more than expected…
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ESG Finance. Photo: Unsplash
Investing
July 6, 2022

Top 5 inflows to Article 8 and 9 funds: Fundsmith leads

Sustainability funds have been selling like hot cakes in recent years. Not surprisingly, many fund…
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