David Lloyd

Nassim Nicolas Taleb
Investing
Yesterday

For Nassim Taleb, averages are completely irrelevant

In the world of finance, averages are useless. Concepts like extrapolation, correlation, and…
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Expert Panel
Yesterday

Morningstar: Lord Abbett versus Neuberger Berman in USD high yield

The US economy contracted at a rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025. The slowdown in GDP…
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Benjamin Cordonnier has been named CEO at Astorg.
Transfers
May 15, 2025

Benjamin Cordonnier named CEO at Astorg

Private equity firm Astorg, headquartered in Luxembourg, has announced a change in senior leadership…
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Allianz Global Investors. Foto: IO.
Investing
May 15, 2025

Allianz GI lifts ban on defence stocks in ESG push

As Europe boosts defence spending and investors adapt to geopolitical uncertainty, Allianz Global…
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Frank Mausen A&O Shearman
Transfers
May 15, 2025

Transfers: LuxCMA, Linklaters Luxembourg, ISSA, CBRE

This week’s overview of people transfers and appointments in and around Luxembourg includes updates…
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Asset Managers
May 14, 2025

Fund selection: what if private banks and fund houses are family?

Can private clients still trust that their bank’s advice is objective when that bank also owns a…
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Frédéric Leroux. Photo: Carmignac.
Asset Managers
May 14, 2025

Inflation forces a generational rethink among investors

After more than thirty years of falling rates, globalization and passive dominance, a new era is…
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Investing
May 13, 2025

Geneva Truce might not be enough to undo economic damage, investors say

Markets are celebrating the news that the United States and China have agreed on Monday to sharply…
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The Lambert Redoubt fortress downtown Luxembourg. Photo: City of Luxembourg.
Events
May 13, 2025

Luxembourg holds the line on sustainable investing

Despite a US backlash, Luxembourg champions still sustainable investing through institutional…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
May 13, 2025

Über-capitalist becomes communist

One fascinating espionage technique during the Cold War was the “sleeper mole.” These were Soviet…
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Gorilla. Photo: Joe McKenna/Wikimedia.
Asset Managers
May 12, 2025

Bigger isn’t always better in asset management

Morningstar finds asset managers growing organically deliver better outcomes than those pursuing…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
May 12, 2025

Chart of the week: Mar-a-Lago: pressure, predicament, and drama

President Trump had it all envisioned. A copy-paste “Plaza Accord” that would enshrine him and the…
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Pexels-Foto door Ray Bilcliff
Expert Panel
May 9, 2025

Morningstar: Impax vs. Pictet in ecology funds

Sustainable investing has been under pressure for some time, not least due to the policies of U.S…
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Warren Buffett
Investing
May 8, 2025

Tears in Omaha

Buffettologists Pieter Slegers and Ansgar John Brenninkmeijer traveled to what may have been their…
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