David Lloyd

Investors remain on edge for Japan's Pandora's box
Investing
January 18, 2023

Japan’s exit from yield curve control has investors on edge

Not Davos, but Tokyo has the markets’ attention this week. The Bank of Japan earlier today defied…
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Asset Servicing
January 18, 2023

Centaur gives Waystone a leg up in fund admin services

Dublin-based international management company Waystone, a major actor also in the Luxembourg market…
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Damodaran: Uncertainty is fundamental to investing
Asset Managers
January 18, 2023

Damodaran: Uncertainty is fundamental to investing

Investors concerned about uncertainty need to understand that it is fundamental to investing, but…
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’World's biggest asset managers block ESG progress’
Asset Managers
January 17, 2023

‘World’s biggest asset managers block ESG progress’

How asset managers vote on corporate resolutions every year determines the future of our planet, but…
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M&G Asset Management names Joseph Pinto as next CEO
Asset Managers
January 17, 2023

M&G Asset Management names Joseph Pinto as CEO

Joseph Pinto will join M&G Asset Management in March as its new chief executive officer, the…
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Francois Defferriere, head of third-party marketer ALFI Partners. Photo: Alfilux.
Asset Servicing
January 17, 2023

Alfi Partners becomes part of FundRock, joins Apex family

Global financial services provider Apex Group is taking over Alfi Partners, a Luxembourg-based third…
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Greenwashing: recognise regulatory uncertainty, industry argues
Asset Managers
January 17, 2023

Industry on greenwashing: intent, uncertainty matter

Regulatory uncertainty that the industry is contending with as a result of the complex range of…
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Made in Europe; France launches ambitious EU industry proposal 
Sector
January 17, 2023

Made in Europe: France wants to save EU industry

Discussing and agreeing a single and coordinated EU “industry policy” has often been difficult and…
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In Flux: Where there’s smoke…
Opinion
January 16, 2023

In Flux: A turning point for Quintet?

“The UBS phase is over,” a Quintet banker told me last week. Luxembourg-based Qatari-owned Quintet…
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Top 5: BlackRock’s emerging market strategy works
January 16, 2023

Top 5: BlackRock’s emerging market strategy works

Last year was another disappointing year for emerging market investors. The MSCI EM index yielded…
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‘The cleanest dirty shirt is in the US’
Asset Managers
January 16, 2023

El-Erian: ‘The cleanest dirty shirt is in the US’

With economic growth slowing down in all three of the world’s major economies, investors are best…
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Polycrisis world calls for a 20/40/20/20 portfolio’
Investing
January 13, 2023

‘Polycrisis world calls for a 20/40/20/20 portfolio’

The oh-so-popular post-war 60/40 portfolio is worn out - passé. So say many asset allocation…
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‘Poor financial literacy drives vulnerability risks, exclusion’
Laws and Regulations
January 13, 2023

‘Poor financial literacy drives vulnerability risks, exclusion’

A lack of financial literacy and unfamiliarity with digital technologies are key drivers of…
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Quintet's head office in the centre of Luxembourg town. Photo: IO.
Private Banks
January 13, 2023

Quintet reshuffles country CEOs as Rodermann exits

Luxembourg-based global private bank Quintet has reshuffled the top leadership of its branches in…
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