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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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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
November 13, 2023

The overstated impact of AI on productivity growth

If you’re a regular on platforms like X or LinkedIn, you’ve likely encountered those attention…
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Jan Vergote.
Opinion
November 13, 2023

Decoding Xi’s ‘Chinese Dream’

China, poised to reclaim its title of a superior civilization, faces scrutiny from fund managers…
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Barreau de Luxembourg (Luxembourg law society)
Supervision
November 13, 2023

Luxembourg lawyer fined for litany of AML failings

The Luxembourg bar association ia applying a form of shock therapy to lawyers taking a laissez-faire…
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Gregory Kennedy, IO columnist. Image: IO.
Opinion
November 10, 2023

Roadblocks in asset management software procurement

The typical reasons that prompt asset managers to acquire new software often include recommendations…
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Sector
November 10, 2023

Esma makes cyber risk top EU supervisory priority for 2025

The European Securities and Markets Authority, or Esma, on Thursday announced that from 2025, cyber…
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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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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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Olimpia den Hartogh, WMP.
Transfers
November 9, 2023

Transfer Thursday: Alumia, WMP, Newton

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments and promotions includes updates from Alumia, Wealth…
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Maxime Aerts, managing director and chief operating officer at FE fundinfo.
Technology
November 8, 2023

Single click compliance: APIs can ease the reporting burden

The future of supervisory reporting by investment funds - Luxembourg is home to some 14,000 of them…
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“Centralized supervision at the EU level will not unlock the capital Europe needs,” said Luxembourg finance minister Gilles Roth on Tuesday. Photo: ALFI.
Laws and Regulations

Luxembourg slams idea of centralized EU supervision

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Investing

European investors ‘are misreading the cycle’

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Sjors van der Zee
Investing

Neobrokers and neobanks are putting pressure on wealth management margins

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Investing

Gold price tumbles as investors ‘lock in’ gains and safe-haven role shifts

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Asset Allocation

RMB bonds emerge as hedge in oil shock

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