Opinion

Chart of the week: Red-hot
Opinion
February 27, 2023

Chart of the Week: Cash is King!

Investing is a game of relative things, at least if you do it right. Whether you have a short or…
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Chart of the week: Red-hot
Investing
February 20, 2023

Chart of the week: how many swallows does it take?

There you are with all those fancy indicators like yield curves, ISM Manufacturing, and housing…
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In Flux: Where there’s smoke…
Opinion
February 17, 2023

In Flux: Eltifs will be tough nut to crack

This week’s adoption of the updated EU regulation for long-term investment funds, known as Eltifs…
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Chart of the week: Red-hot
Investing
February 12, 2023

Chart of the week: Red-hot

The US economy created more than half a million jobs in January. That was almost three (!) times…
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Han Dieperink, chief investment strategist at Auréus Asset Management.
Opinion
February 1, 2023

ChatGPT and the world of finance

During my student days in the late 1980s, I was one of the few students who had access to an Apple…
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Jeroen Blokland, founder of True Insights. Image: IO.
Opinion
January 30, 2023

Graph of the week: a major mismatch

The latest ‘chart of the week’ shows a difference between market expectations of what the Federal…
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Edin Mujagic, OHV
Opinion
January 27, 2023

The ECB should learn from the Fed

Forget about all those bars of gold that are heavily guarded because they are incredibly valuable…
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Dr Sofia Harrschar, country head Luxembourg, Universal Investment. Photo: UI.
Opinion
January 23, 2023

Alternatives boost institutional funds, UI data shows

Data analysis of transactions of Universal Investment’s institutional clients shows that alternative…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
January 23, 2023

Chart of the Week: Risk premiums back to normal?

A post recently appeared on my Bloomberg timeline that headlined: ‘BoE’s Bailey Says Truss Risk…
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In Flux: Where there’s smoke…
Opinion
January 16, 2023

In Flux: A turning point for Quintet?

“The UBS phase is over,” a Quintet banker told me last week. Luxembourg-based Qatari-owned Quintet…
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Dr Sofia Harrschar, country head Luxembourg, Universal Investment. Photo: UI.
Opinion
December 19, 2022

Responsible investing – there is no alternative 

The demand for ESG-compliant investments is growing, especially among professional investors. The…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
December 5, 2022

Chart of the week: why easy? Difficult is also possible!

No, this is not a column about the Netherlands’ performance at the World Cup. Although, of course…
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In Flux: Where there’s smoke…
Opinion
November 28, 2022

In Flux: Where there’s smoke…

Luxembourg last week was buzzing with speculation and market talk. A major deal was said to be in…
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New Luxembourg valuation association LVPA is big deal for private equity
Opinion
November 18, 2022

New valuation association is a big deal for private equity

The new Luxembourg Valuation Associations Professionals, or LVPA, launched this week. It’s a boost…
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