Investing

Designated German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Bundestag on Tuesday. Photo by Thomas Imo/Bundestag.
Asset Allocation
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Friedrich Merz’s failure to secure a Bundestag majority has shaken Berlin’s political establishment…
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The House of Finance in Luxembourg, home to ABBL and other financial services organisations in the Grand Duchy.
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May 6, 2025

As banking grows more complex, ABBL pleads for structural reform

With mounting pressure on housing, cybersecurity, and talent retention in an increasingly complex…
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Investing is a game of mistakes

Investing is a game of mistakes; the one who makes the fewest mistakes wins. In that sense…
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Asset Allocation
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Euro rally exposes compounding risks in unhedged portfolios

European investors face steep losses as a falling dollar and surging euro squeeze returns on…
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Asset Allocation
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Blackrock tops fund inflows in Q1 as Aberdeen and Eurizon retreat

European fund managers pulled in 161 billion euros in the first quarter of 2025, led by Blackrock…
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April 30, 2025

ESG investing retreats in language, not in portfolios

ESG hasn’t disappeared. It is simply speaking a different language.
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Investing
April 29, 2025

ETF investors lose faith in U.S. and turn to Europe

Investors are pulling out of U.S. equity ETFs en masse, while European trackers are experiencing a…
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Blackrock-CEO Larry Fink wordt klaargemaakt voor een interview op de New York Stock Exchange. Bron: AP Photo/Richard Drew
Investing
April 28, 2025

Doubt grows among fund giants, yet US stocks remain core portfolio holding

Billions are evaporating from the US markets. The world’s largest asset managers are divided in…
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Andrew Radkiewicz, global head of private debt strategy and investor solutions at PGIM Real Estate. Photo: PGIM.
Asset Allocation
April 25, 2025

Private credit rises as banks retreat from real estate lending

European banks are scaling back commercial real estate lending on the back of tighter capital…
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Investing
April 24, 2025

IMF: geopolitical events can depress stock prices by 1 percent

Major geopolitical events can depress global stock prices by around one percent per month. In…
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