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A BNSF coal train in Wyoming. Photo via Flickr.
Sector
April 14, 2022

Warren Buffett's inflation-proof portfolio

Not surprisingly, Berkshire Hathaway has risen 16 percent this year and has outperformed the S&P 500…
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JP Morgan's offices in London. With $81 billion, the US bank is the largest funder of fossil fuels in 2020-2021. Photo by Håkan Dahlström via Flickr.
Sector
April 7, 2022

Climate: banks produce ‘white noise, no real substance'

“It is not five minutes to twelve, but one minute to twelve,” said Detlef van Vuuren, one of the…
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Russia bitcoin
News
April 4, 2022

Russia sanctions fuel debate over crypto

Sanctions imposed on companies and individuals in Russia and Belarus have triggered concerns that…
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Raymond Frenken, editorial manager of Investment Officer Luxembourg.
Sector
April 1, 2022

In Flux: New landscape emerges for fund data

Fierce competition has emerged in the changing data landscape for investment funds, and Luxembourg…
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French flag. Photo via Unsplash.
News
March 31, 2022

FE fundinfo buys Euronext's French data firm Funds360

Fund data specialist FE fundinfo, partly owned by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, said it has reached…
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Luxembourg's Finance Minister Yuriko Backes addressing the parliament on Tuesday. Photo: Luxembourg Finance Ministry.
Sector
March 30, 2022

Luxembourg freezes 2.5 billion euro in Russian assets

Luxembourg has frozen some 2.5 billion euro in Russian assets, mostly held in shares, bonds and bank…
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European Parliament members debate and vote on the EU-UK withdrawal agreement on 29 January 2020. Photo by EP. CC BY 4.0
Asset Managers
March 30, 2022

Luxembourg most popular post-Brexit hub after Dublin

The grand duchy of Luxembourg is the second most popular destination for financial services…
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Enrique Sacau, CEO of Kneip, Philippe Seyll, Head of Investment Fund Services at Deutsche Börse Group, and Bob Kneip, Founder and Vice Chairman, Kneip.
Sector
March 29, 2022

With Kneip, Deutsche Börse sees a future in fund data

Deutsche Börse Group is taking over Luxembourg-based fund data specialist Kneip Communication S.A…
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Sector
March 18, 2022

Investment Officer completes Benelux transition

Fondsnieuws, the Dutch-language sister publication of InvestmentOfficer.lu, on Thursday was renamed…
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CSSF's office in Luxembourg. Photo: CSSF.
Sector
March 17, 2022

CSSF recognises need to improve cross-border cooperation

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF on Thursday acknowledged that there is ‘some’ room for…
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The Federal Reserve building in Washington. Photo by Rafael Sandana, CC via Flickr.
Sector
March 17, 2022

Federal Reserve plans six more rate hikes in 2022

In what observers labelled as “dovish tightening”, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday evening raised…
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Luxembourg's Finance Minister Yuriko Backes met with the IMF delegation last week. Photo: Luxembourg Finance Ministry.
Sector
March 14, 2022

IMF concerned over rising house prices in Luxembourg

Luxembourg’s financial system has weathered the pandemic well, but the Russia-Ukraine conflict poses…
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Moscow. Photo via Unsplash.
Sector
February 28, 2022

Future of 855 Russia funds, ETFs uncertain

The future of some 855 funds with exposure to Russia is shrouded in uncertainty as the turmoil in…
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News
February 17, 2022

Luxembourgers love their cash deposits, remain risk-averse

For a country that is well established as a global leader in investment funds, one might expect its…
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