David Lloyd

Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
June 20, 2022

Chart of the week: are profits the next domino?

The global economy is cooling significantly and a large number of countries are at risk of recession…
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A sign at the Franklin Templeton Investments headquarters campus in San Mateo, California. Photo: Wikipedia.
Investing
June 17, 2022

Franklin Templeton sees more balanced policy risks

Franklin Templeton, one of the world’s ten largest asset managers, this week outlined its views on…
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Stock market graphic
June 17, 2022

Top 5 European Mid Cap Shares: DWS in the lead

With investors’ appetite for risk diminishing, equity markets are having a tough time this year…
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Storm
Opinion
June 16, 2022

A brave new world for investors

In the autumn of 1997, both in Europe and the United States, the ten-year interest rate fell towards…
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China stock exchange
Investing
June 16, 2022

China bucks trend with money market inflows during Q1

Net assets of worldwide investment funds decreased by 2.5 percent in the first quarter as the…
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The Federal Reserve building in Washington. Photo by Rafael Sandana, CC via Flickr.
News
June 16, 2022

Federal Reserve attacks inflation with 75bp rate hike

The US central bank on Wednesday evening announced t that it would raise the benchmark interest rate…
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Niall Ferguson addressing the 2022 Amundi World Investment Forum in Paris. Photo: Amundi.
Asset Allocation
June 16, 2022

A rerun of the 1970s requires a profound rethink

It’s not difficult to compare today’s era to the 1970s. An energy crisis, a hot war, a cold war…
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ECB headquarters in Frankfurt. Photo: ECB.
June 15, 2022

'Defending eurozone spreads clears path for rate hikes'

Following an emergency meeting of its governing council, the European Central Bank on Wednesday said…
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Hadewych Kuiper, managing director at Triodos Investment Management.
Laws and Regulations
June 15, 2022

Green funds: ‘omission’ in AIFMD2 to hurt impact funds

Alarmed efforts by European green and microfinance fund providers, led by Dutch firms Triodos and…
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LAFO-LPEA Panel: What's in the mind of FO in 2022?
Family Offices
June 15, 2022

Multi-family office approach ‘correct answer to the market’

Family wealth managers are more and more challenged by demands placed on them by digitalisation…
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uclear power plant in Doel, Belgium. Photo via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
Laws and Regulations
June 14, 2022

EU Taxonomy at risk as MEPs reject nuclear, gas

Members of the European Parliament on Tuesday rejected a proposal by the European Commission to…
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Luxembourg's freeport. Photo: Lux-hsh.com
News
June 14, 2022

Luxembourg freezes €210 mln in Russian freeport assets

Assets worth over 200 million euros stored at Luxembourg’s freeport, formally known as High-Security…
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ETF. Image: gotcredit.com via Flickr
Investing
June 14, 2022

European ETF inflows remain ‘far below’ 12-month average

Firms promoting Exchange Traded Funds in Europe have reported 2.5 billion euro in net inflows for…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
June 14, 2022

Graph of the week: the ECB's impossible task

Even before the European Central Bank has ended the current buying programme, ECB members are…
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