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Investing
July 17, 2024

Illiquidity, complexity restrain allocations to alternatives

Investment advisors in both the US and Europe have been expressing a desire to increase allocations…
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Laws and Regulations
July 17, 2024

Luxembourg tax authority to get special AML unit

Luxembourg has decided to establish a special anti-money laundering (AML) unit within its tax…
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Investing
July 17, 2024

EU faces significant investment crisis, report warns

A new report by Finance Watch, a Brussels-based public interest group, has highlighted an impending…
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Han Dieperink
July 17, 2024

Summer rally looming

In the years when a new US president is elected, there is often a summer rally. Typically, July is…
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Investing
July 16, 2024

UK wealth fund sparks interest among infra investors

The U.K.’s first female Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has announced a new plan to boost private sector…
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Norway
July 16, 2024

Norway state pension fund now world’s biggest asset owner

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the Government Pension Fund Global, has dethroned its Japanese…
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Donald Trump, US, Xi Jinping, China
Investing
July 15, 2024

Trump’s looming tariffs could trigger inflation shock

In the event of Donald Trump’s re-election as US President, a big shift in trade policy could happen…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
July 15, 2024

Schade Deutschland, alles ist vorbei

Columnist Jeroen Blokland takes a look at persistently declining industrial production in Germany.
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ESG
Asset Managers
July 12, 2024

Lack of reliable data seen as main obstacle to ESG

A lack of reliable Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data is significantly hindering the…
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Asset Allocation
July 12, 2024

Fund Radar: Taiwan, India offset Mexico in emerging markets

Emerging markets excelled in the second quarter, driven by Taiwanese and Indian equities, despite…
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