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February 11, 2026
Laws and Regulations,Supervision

For EU regulation, 2026 is the year of supervisory friction

EU financial regulation in 2026 will mean tougher scrutiny from supervisors and fewer new rules. With major frameworks on fund regulation, anti-money laundering, sustainability and market structure largely in place, the focus is shifting from lawmaking to …
February 11, 2026
Investing

Belgian ETF adoption: from laggard to acceleration

Belgium was long known as a late adopter of ETFs. But over the past three years, adoption has clearly accelerated, at 13 percent per year. This has brought the market closer to the European average. This became clear on Tuesday morning during a roundtable …
February 11, 2026
Opinion

Are robo advisors becoming Skynet?

Robo advisory platforms have quietly moved from novelty to infrastructure. What began as simple ETF portfolios is evolving into something far more powerful: discreet, algorithm-driven portfolios built at the individual investor level, often embedded …
February 10, 2026
Investing

As ASML tops Europe, questions about the ‘Winner’s Curse’ return

ASML shares took a hit last week, after the company had risen in January to become Europe’s largest listed company. That has once again fuelled the question of whether the Dutch chip-equipment maker has become too big, too loved and too expensive. But how …
February 10, 2026
Opinion

The great bitcoin illusion

America has the most crypto-friendly president ever. Donald Trump has created a bitcoin reserve for the government. He has released crypto criminals. Americans can now include crypto in their pensions. And he halted Biden’s strict crypto policy. If …
February 9, 2026
Investing

Saxo strategist: ‘Even in a fragmenting world, it is best to invest with regional diversification’

In the new multipolar world order, globalization is a thing of the past. Yet Charu Chanana, chief investment strategist at Saxo, still advises investors to allocate capital across continents. She recently flew in from Singapore for a European roadshow …
February 9, 2026
Asset Allocation

Record outflows from ESG funds, but that’s not the full story

Sustainable funds recorded their first full year of net outflows in 2025, after investors withdrew 84 billion dollars from ESG strategies worldwide, according to Morningstar data. While the headline figure suggests a sharp break with previous years, …
February 9, 2026
Opinion

Why the Fed is special and why Warsh’s appointment matters

The appointment of Kevin Warsh as the new chair of the Federal Reserve was met with relief by markets worldwide. Gold crashed 9 percent, silver 28 percent. It was not only American investors who reacted. The whole world was watching. And that is exactly …
February 9, 2026
Opinion

Chart of the week: inflation concerns, unfiltered

With a new Fed chair on the way, subject to approval by the U.S. Senate, it seemed like a good moment to take another look at “inflation.” And especially at inflation expectations, because they largely determine the behavior of consumers and investors …
February 6, 2026
Supervision

CSSF questions robustness of valuation practices

Valuation sits at the heart of Luxembourg’s private markets ecosystem, yet supervisors remain unconvinced that current practices are consistently robust.  Speaking at an event organised by Kroll and the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, the …