David Lloyd

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Asset Managers
August 9, 2022

Feeders and fund of funds expensive, full of flaws

Providers have been storming into the rapid growth of private equity as an asset class, reflected in…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
August 8, 2022

Chart of the week: Walmart profit warning is a warning sign

Retail giant Walmart issued another profit warning last week. And the underlying reasons point to a…
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Renoud Oury, Apex Group
Asset Managers
August 8, 2022

Apex sees Luxembourg as strategic hub

After Thursday’s announcement of Apex Group’s acquisition of Sanne Group plc enabled the firm to…
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Asset Managers
August 5, 2022

Top 5: where did investors go after huge H1 outflows?

Concerns about rising inflation, monetary tightening, supply chain problems, Russia’s invasion of…
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Peter Hughes, founder and CEO of Apex Group. Photo: Apex.
Asset Managers
August 4, 2022

Apex's Sanne acquisition affects 250 Luxembourg staff

Global financial services provider Apex Group Ltd announced on Thursday the close of its acquisition…
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Asset Managers
August 4, 2022

The pitfall of inflation forecasting

Three things come into play when forecasting future inflation. First of all, the difference between…
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Luxembourg High Security Hub, source "High Security Hub
Asset Managers
August 3, 2022

Auditor says former Freeport has questionable future

The 55 million euro high security, high value storage facility formerly known as the Luxembourg…
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European Commission HQ
August 2, 2022

MiFID II client sustainability preference rule comes into effect

From 2 August 2022, a European Commission regulation comes into force (Commission Delegated…
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Ethenea’s investment strategist Andrea Siviero, who manages the firm’s 56 million euro Hesper Global Solutions fund. Photo: Ethenea.
Asset Allocation
August 2, 2022

Ethenea’s Siviero sees Swiss franc, yen as safe havens

With a recession looming in Europe, investors again are on the lookout for suitable safe havens…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
August 1, 2022

Chart of the week: Rough and tumbling business confidence

And then things moved fast. Business confidence fell to worrying levels in July, making a recession…
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Rick Lacaille, executive vice president and global head of ESG at State Street.
Asset Managers
July 29, 2022

‘Green shorting’ emerges as new phenomenon in State Street study

A recent study conducted by Boston-based State Street has found evidence of “green shorting”, a…
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High yield street
Products
July 29, 2022

Top 5 Global High Yield bond funds: UBS in the lead

The risk of recession and persistent inflation resulted in a correction of almost all risky assets…
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Photo: ArcelorMittal.
News
July 28, 2022

ArcelorMittal sees risks in growth, inflation and China 

Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal, the world’s second-largest, on Thursday posted higher…
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Jerome Powell, President of the Federal Reserve.
July 28, 2022

Markets welcome 75 bp rate hike by Federal Reserve

The US Federal Reserve announced an expected 75 basis point interest rate hike on Wednesday evening…
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