David Lloyd

Lodewijk van der Kroft, Comgest
Investing
October 25, 2021

Japan: Abenomics won’t be discontinued

In the run-up to the Japanese elections later this month, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised…
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Christine Lagarde, ECB 
Opinion
October 22, 2021

Economist commentary: the stability of the financial system

Money only has value if there is a relationship with the value created in the real economy. So the…
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Marc Dhondt, OneLife
Institutional
October 22, 2021

Modern brokers can make difference with (big) banks

The modern bank and insurance broker can to a large extent fill the gap left by the major banks. He…
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Wright's law
Investing
October 21, 2021

Opinion: Technology and Wright's Law 

In the 1930s, aeronautical engineer Theodore Paul Wright (1895-1970) made an important discovery…
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Satish Bapat, NN IP CEO
Asset Managers
October 21, 2021

NN IP: continuing to serve the market post-merger

NN Investment Partners remains committed to serving its fiduciary clients in the best possible way…
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Katherine Haesaerts, Columbia Threadneedle, Mehtap Ersahin, Schroders, Niké Maekelberg, Bâloise Assurances
October 20, 2021

Women in Finance do a lot for gender equality

In the financial sector, less than 30 percent of all executive positions are held by women. In terms…
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Ernst Jansen, Van Lanschot Kempen
Private Banks
October 20, 2021

16bn VLK mandate goes to BNP Paribas custodian

The Dutch private bank Van Lanschot Kempen has engaged BNP Paribas Securities Services as custodian…
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Great Wall of China
Opinion
October 19, 2021

Economist comment: Chinese government bonds attractive

At more than USD 15 trillion, the Chinese bond market is the second largest in the world. China only…
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Andrew McCaffery, Fidelity International
Investing
October 19, 2021

Fidelity International: don't be scared off by tighter Chinese regulations

Confidence in Chinese investments has taken a knock following the recent tightening of Chinese…
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Muriel Uytterhaegen, Conny Vandendriessche, Eline Talboom, We Are Jane
October 18, 2021

Female entrepreneurs operate under investors’ radar

Investors are often men, and they usually invest in companies run by men. A vicious circle that the…
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Diane Griffioen, ABP 
October 18, 2021

ABP's risk/return ratio: a false dilemma

As an example of the pressure put on the financial sector to respond to the urgency of climate…
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Ralph Wessels, ABN Amro
Investing
October 15, 2021

ABN: blockchain could lead to protocol economy

The emergence of distributed ledger technology (DLT), of which blockchain is a form, could bring…
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Eve Tournier, Pimco
Asset Managers
October 15, 2021

Pimco thinks outside the box to generate additional bond yield

Pimco is not too worried about the economic slowdown and rising inflation, as these are largely…
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ArcelorMittal’s Gijón steel plant in north west Spain
Investing
October 14, 2021

New investing taxonomies in the pipeline

The EU’s ESG investment taxonomies are evolving. Only certain aspects of climate action are…
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