Erik Breen

Luxempart becomes co-investor in Kestrel for 110 mln euro
Investing
February 6, 2023

Luxempart invests €110 mln in Kestrel Vision, 26% stake

Luxembourg stock exchange listed private equity firm Luxempart on Monday said it entered into an…
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Amundi says it’s time to love bonds again
Investing
February 6, 2023

Markets entering riskier phase, Amundi tells investors

Global financial markets are entering a riskier phase where some corporate earnings could disappoint…
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Disruptors like ChatGPT pose legal challenges to TMT
Laws and Regulations
February 6, 2023

Disruptors like ChatGPT pose new legal challenges

Communication technology continues its rapid development, but it’s inevitably affected by the world…
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Euro sign at the ECB tower in Frankfurt.
Investing
February 3, 2023

‘Central banks very wary of sending dovish signals’

Thursday’s 50 basis point rate hike by the European Central Bank came as no surprise. The ECB’s…
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’Restructure Ukrainian debt with frozen Russian assets’
Asset Managers
February 3, 2023

‘Restructure Ukrainian debt with frozen Russian assets’

Economists at PGIM Fixed Income have suggested converting Ukraine’s dire debt obligations into new…
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Asset Managers
February 3, 2023

Robeco exits Dutch retail market with sale to Evi

A major shift in the Dutch retail investor market. Netherlands’ largest fund house Robeco decides to…
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Morningstar Top 5: outflows in 2022; a year to forget 
Asset Managers
February 3, 2023

Morningstar Top 5: outflows in 2022; a year to forget 

The year 2022 will go down in the books as a pitch-black year for investors. A cocktail of worrying…
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With Brigade, UBP expands offer of credit-focused products
Private Banks
February 2, 2023

With Brigade, UBP expands credit-focused offering

Swiss private bank Union Bancaire Privée, or UBP, has developed a partnership with New York-based…
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Intesa Sanpaolo resets its Luxembourg business with CBP Quilvest 
Private Banks
February 2, 2023

CBP Quilvest buy helps Intesa Sanpaolo reset in Luxembourg

Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management has been created as a new Luxembourg private banking hub following…
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Schroders: 2023 could be ‘good vintage’ for private assets
Asset Managers
February 2, 2023

Schroders: 2023 can be ‘good vintage’ for private assets

Private assets might have dropped significantly in value since the “good years” of 2020 and 2021…
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EIB issues first digital bond in British pounds, raises £50 mln
Technology
February 1, 2023

EIB issues £50 mln digital bond, first in British pounds

The European Investment Bank has issued its first natively digital bond denominated in British…
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Luxembourg real estate agents screaming bloody murder
Investing
February 1, 2023

Luxembourg real estate agents screaming murder

Macroeconomic pressure on Luxembourg’s real estate sector has translated into a lower volume of…
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Han Dieperink, chief investment strategist at Auréus Asset Management.
Opinion
February 1, 2023

ChatGPT and the world of finance

During my student days in the late 1980s, I was one of the few students who had access to an Apple…
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The Prelude building in Paris, an example of a transformation finance by one of Fidelity's funds. Photo: Fidelity
Products
February 1, 2023

Fidelity’s new €1.5 bln real estate fund seeks a climate impact

Fidelity International, via Luxembourg, is launching a new climate impact fund leveraging the need…
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