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Investing
February 20, 2025

Private banks: gold has a place in every portfolio

The gold price has already risen by more than 40 percent in a year. Private banks are not deterred…
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News
February 20, 2025

EFG, Edmond de Rothschild signal accelerating consolidation

Separate moves by Swiss-based EFG and Edmond de Rothschild highlight the intensifying competition…
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Penny Lovell, the new UK CEO at Edmond de Rothschild. Photo by EdR.
Transfers
February 20, 2025

People moves: Hottinger, BIL, Marguerite, P1, EFG, Colesco

This week’s update on executive moves in and around Luxembourg includes senior appointments at…
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The Bundestag in Berlin. Photo by Andy Ducker via Flickr.
Asset Allocation
February 19, 2025

Germany votes: a return to the 1930s or stability of the 1990s?

Around 60 million Germans are eligible to vote in Sunday’s national parliamentary elections. For…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
February 19, 2025

‘Animal spirits’

The Bund in Shanghai is a one-and-a-half-kilometre waterfront promenade along the Yellow River. With…
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BLI's chief investment officer Guy Wagner
Investing
February 18, 2025

BLI’s Wagner: Trump’s unpredictability makes market forecasts a gamble

BLI’s cio Guy Wagner unpacks Trump’s unpredictability, US market dominance, and shifting investment…
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Apollo Global Management
Investing
February 18, 2025

US inflation figures pressure private equity stocks – history suggests buying

US inflation rose to 3 percent in January, exceeding economists’ expectations of 2.9 percent…
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Frédéric Vonner
Laws and Regulations
February 17, 2025

Frédéric Vonner (PwC) on streamlining ESG-regulations: “More attention to transition investing needed”

The European Commission has pledged to simplify regulations for sustainable funds this year…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
February 17, 2025

Chart of the week: Powell vs Trump, interest versus rhetoric

A beneficial side effect of President Trump is that we can trash all incoming macro figures without…
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Investing
February 14, 2025

Masterpieces or market assets? The fine line between art and commerce

With some exceptions, investors have tended to view art as a niche asset class—volatile, illiquid…
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