David Lloyd

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen speaking on a screen above World Bank Group President David Malpass at the World Bank Group 2022 Spring Meetings Ministerial Roundtable for Support to Ukraine on 21 April 2022. Photo: Paul Blake / WorldBank
News
June 8, 2022

World Bank warns of 1970s-style stagflation

The World Bank on Tuesday warned that the global economy is facing a 1970s-style stagflation with a…
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Luxembourg finance minister Yuriko Backes leaving for London on Tuesday. Photo: Luxembourg government via Twitter.
Laws and Regulations
June 7, 2022

Yuriko Backes: EU & Brexit translator

Luxembourg Finance Minister Yuriko Backes is visiting London this week, at a time when advocates of…
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Infrastructure. Photo by Renato Marques at Unsplash CC BY 2.0
Technology
June 7, 2022

Tokenisation can bridge funding gap for infrastructure

An American early-stage fintech named Pontoro recently pitched in Luxembourg its development of an…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
June 7, 2022

Chart of the week: this valuation gets in the way

When it comes to equity valuations, most investors are concerned with the price/earnings ratio. And…
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European flags. Photo: European Parliament via Flickr CC BY 2.0
June 3, 2022

Esma reminds funds of duties on stranded Russia assets

European financial market regulator Esma has reminded fund managers of their fiduciary duties to…
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Raymond Frenken, editorial manager of Investment Officer Luxembourg.
Opinion
June 3, 2022

In Flux: Fifty shades of green

Sustainable finance poses a compliance risk you can no longer afford to ignore, no matter whether…
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Mao Zedong's photo in Beijing. Photo via Pixabay.
Asset Allocation
June 3, 2022

Top 5: Chinese bond funds: HSBC GIF RMB in the lead

Chinese bonds have defied the general negative trend in bond and credit markets this year until…
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PWC Luxembourg.
Asset Managers
June 3, 2022

PWC: Alternatives add dynamism to ManCo market

Unregulated alternative investments continued to be dynamic and successful in Luxembourg last year…
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State Street's office in Luxembourg. Photo: State Street.
Asset Servicing
June 2, 2022

State Street Luxembourg embraces transformation

Investment services powerhouse State Street, leader in Luxembourg’s asset services market, is…
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JP Morgan Asset Management presents its Mid-Year Economic Outlook in Luxembourg. Photo: IO..
Investing
June 2, 2022

JPM AM: ‘We came into crisis from position of strength’

Amid lingering fears of stagflation and a possible recession, investors are hard pressed to find…
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Dutch national team in the 1974 World Cup Finals. Photo: ANP.
Opinion
June 2, 2022

Back to the 1970s

Nowadays, when the term stagflation is mentioned, everyone thinks back to the 1970s. Anyone who…
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Asoka Woehrmann, former CEO of DWS. Photo: DB.
Asset Managers
June 1, 2022

DWS CEO Wöhrmann resigns after 'green-washing raids'

Less than a day after the “green-washing raids” by German authorities on the Frankfurt offices of…
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Deutsche Bank trading floor
Laws and Regulations
May 31, 2022

Deutsche Bank, DWS raided for suspected greenwashing

Frankfurt investigators on Tuesday raided Deutsche Bank and the nearby offices of asset management…
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German nuclear waste stored in containers at the Morsleben depository, around 500 meters below the surface. Photo: Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerug, BGE.de.
Asset Managers
May 31, 2022

Luxembourg Raif helps handle German nuclear waste 

The long-term financing of the storage of German commercial radioactive waste is being provided in…
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