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Investing
February 4, 2025

Active ETFs: A gimmick or a proven alpha play?

Despite scepticism, JPMorgan dominates Europe’s active ETF market, proving that alpha is possible…
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Edin Mujagic
Opinion
February 4, 2025

The European Central… What exactly? A ‘bank’ in name only

The ECB drifts from its core mission, embracing politics over monetary policy—what does this mean…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
February 4, 2025

The next Microsoft

Time and again, the arrival of new technology is underestimated, while the latest technological…
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EY Luxembourg's head office. Photo by Robert Glod via Flickr.
Wealth Managers
February 3, 2025

Wealth managers must accelerate transformation in 2025, says EY

Wealth managers must accelerate their transformation or risk falling behind in an increasingly…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
February 3, 2025

‘Seeking’ productivity growth

A Chinese AI disruptor shakes up Big Tech—DeepSeek challenges the AI status quo, promising cheaper…
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Han de Jong
Opinion
February 3, 2025

The Fed, Trump’s intuition, and Von der Leyen’s policy reversal

The Fed’s steady hand, Trump’s shifting intuition, and Von der Leyen’s regulatory U-turn—what do…
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High yield
Expert Panel
January 31, 2025

Morningstar: Barings versus T. Rowe Price in global high yield bond

Bond markets struggled in the fourth quarter of 2024. Inflation proved sticky in the US, dampening…
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Tuesday's panel on private banking at The Banking Scene event in Luxembourg.
Events
January 30, 2025

Private banks keen to embrace tech without undermining values

While digitalisation offers efficiency and scalability, it cannot replace the trust and…
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Nicolai Tangen, CEO of NBIM, at the press conference in Oslo on Wednesday. Screenshot from livestream.
Asset Allocation
January 30, 2025

Norway’s €1.7 trillion wealth fund in conflict with Musk over pay

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest asset manager, has become embroiled in an…
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Romeo Lacher, outgoing chair at Swiss bank Julius Baer. Photo: Julius Baer.
Transfers
January 30, 2025

Transfers: Romeo Lacher to step down as chair of Julius Baer

This week’s overview of transfers and appointments in and around Luxembourg includes updates from…
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Asset Allocation

Blackrock tops fund inflows in Q1 as Aberdeen and Eurizon retreat

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Illustration generated by AI using OpenAI’s DALL·E, based on Morningstar ESG fund naming data (2025).
Asset Allocation

ESG investing retreats in language, not in portfolios

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Maud Reinalter, CIO Belfius Asset Management
Asset Managers

Belfius closes JP Morgan sub-fund due to performance and lack of interest

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Europa
Investing

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

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Han Dieperink
Opinion

Safe havens in investment portfolios

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