David Lloyd

Claire Guilbert and Cyril Clugnac. Image by NRF.
Expert Panel
June 17, 2025

NRF: CSRD is work (still) in progress

Brussels’ flagship sustainability law, the CSRD, is caught in a EU political crossfire—Luxembourg…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
June 17, 2025

Outperforming bitcoin with bitcoin

The question of how best to incorporate bitcoin into an investment portfolio is becoming…
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Tokyo. Photo: Derrick Brutel/Flickr.
Asset Allocation
June 16, 2025

Quintet sees Japan as global diversification play

Quintet Private Bank is increasing its exposure to Japanese equities as part of its global strategy…
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Jan en Lous
Expert Panel
June 16, 2025

Pinsent Masons: ESG related fund names, are you compliant yet?

ESMA’s guidelines for fund names are now in force. Is your fund truly compliant? Or is it risking…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
June 16, 2025

Chart of the week: reality check

European policymakers, economists, and politicians are in desperate need of a reality check—an…
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Yves Leterme - Portfolio Day Investment Officer
Events
June 13, 2025

Former Belgian PM Leterme questions NATO’s 5% defense push

Just two weeks ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague, former Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme has…
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EU flags at the European Parliament. Photo: EU.
Expert Panel
June 13, 2025

Morningstar: Corporate bond funds cautiously defensive

Morningstar this week looks at euro corporate bond funds and compares Janus Henderson with Invesco…
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifying at the US Congress. Photo via C-Span.
Supervision
June 13, 2025

Fed independence questioned as Bessent is floated as Powell successor

Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury Secretary and key architect of President Trump’s economic agenda…
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Sector
June 12, 2025

Artificial intelligence can erode wealth management costs

The application of artificial intelligence can significantly lower wealth management costs and help…
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Jan Vergote
Opinion
June 12, 2025

The dollar: a currency of contradictory views—time for an update

Some analysts are talking about the end of dollar dominance. They primarily point to the erosion of…
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Hugo Bänziger, chair of the board at Quintet Private Bank. Photo: Quintet.
Transfers
June 11, 2025

Transfers: Hugo Bänziger appointed chair of Quintet board

This week’s overview of people transfers and appointments in and around Luxembourg includes updates…
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Trump has asked the U.S. Congress to approve his 1,116 page tax bill by July 4th. Photo: Wikimedia.
Investing
June 11, 2025

Trump puts Luxembourg funds on edge with ‘Section 899’ tax threat

Dividend investors are bracing for potential fallout from Section 899, a provision in Donald Trump’s…
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Vanguard's Joe Davis
Investing
June 11, 2025

Vanguard’s Joe Davis: Treasury will top 7 percent this decade

There’s an 82 percent chance the 10-year Treasury yield will exceed 7 percent before the end of the…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
June 11, 2025

The dollar remains king

The US dollar has experienced a spectacular decline in recent months. Investors call it a correction…
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