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Asset Allocation
November 14, 2023

Foreign investors defy junk threat in Italy

Italian government bonds face a downgrade to “junk status”. Nevertheless, after years, the interest…
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Sector
November 14, 2023

Dutch pension funds grapple with high private equity fees

Dutch pension funds are striving to address concerns about the high performance fees they pay to…
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Peter de Coensel, CEO at DPAM.
Asset Managers
November 9, 2023

Bond market revival brings back the vigilantes

Bonds are now recognised as a legitimate investment alternative, long overdue for acknowledgment…
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Luxembourg is the second-largest hub for Exchange Traded Funds in Europe, following Ireland. Photo Marco Versch via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
Investing
November 9, 2023

iShares leads in ETF sales, ahead of Amundi, Vanguard

BlackRock’s iShares topped the charts as the best-selling ETF promoter in Europe for October…
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Investing
November 8, 2023

Make America Great Again 2.0

In a thought-provoking piece from May 2018, I penned a commentary here titled ‘Make America Great…
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Claus Mansfelft, president of LPEA and chairman of SwanCap Luxembourg. Photo: Swancap.
Investing
November 6, 2023

‘Facebook Effect’ in Luxembourg reshapes private equity in EU

Amid the sustained growth of Luxembourg’s private markets, propelled by ongoing onshoring and the…
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CVC Capital Partners' office in Luxembourg. Photo: CBRE.
News
November 2, 2023

CVC Capital now eyes 2024 for new attempt to go public

Luxembourg-headquartered CVC Capital Partners, one of Europe’s biggest private equity firms, on…
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Asset Managers
November 2, 2023

Pension policy pause: Dutch funds keep managers waiting

Amidst the ongoing transition to a new pension system in the Netherlands, Dutch pension fund…
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Federal Reserve, Washington DC
Asset Allocation
October 31, 2023

Not everyone shares fresh enthusiasm for bonds

Despite the resilience of the American economy, investors in Treasuries and bonds harbor stiff hopes…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
October 30, 2023

Where is the next Silicon Valley Bank?

Interest rates are shooting up and in some cases have reached the highest levels in decades. The…
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