Erik Breen

Two thirds of ETF inflows target the sustainable variety
Investing
January 25, 2023

Two thirds of ETF inflows target the sustainable variety

Of the European assets flowing into ETFs last year, a higher proportion went to trackers with ESG…
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Luxembourg seems immune to global housing market downturn
Investing
January 25, 2023

Luxembourg seems immune to housing market downturn

Luxembourg’s reputation for excessive house prices is facing macroeconomic clouds looming over…
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ECB: Banks, not funds, finance carbon-intensive activities
Asset Managers
January 25, 2023

ECB: Banks lead financing of carbon-intensive activities

Banks, not investment funds, are responsible for financing the most carbon-intensive activities, the…
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Photo by Ivan Radic, CC via Flickr.
Technology
January 24, 2023

New regulation offers salvation to crypto hopes

High hopes for crypto’s ability to revolutionise the financial world were dealt a harsh reality…
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 Marguerite launches photovoltaic solar investment platform
Asset Managers
January 24, 2023

Marguerite plans €60 mln in solar investments

European infrastructure investment firm Marguerite has announced the launch of a platform allowing…
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Preqin: Global private capital to double to $18.3 bln by 2027 
Investing
January 23, 2023

Alternatives inflows rebound, buoyed by Luxembourg

Inflows into alternative investment funds in Europe rebounded in November when compared to massive…
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Peter Hughes, founder and CEO of Apex Group. Photo: Apex.
Asset Servicing
January 23, 2023

Apex buys Bank of America’s Irish depositary business

Apex Group on Monday said it plans to acquire the Irish depositary business of Bank of America…
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Dr Sofia Harrschar, country head Luxembourg, Universal Investment. Photo: UI.
Opinion
January 23, 2023

Alternatives boost institutional funds, UI data shows

Data analysis of transactions of Universal Investment’s institutional clients shows that alternative…
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Asset Allocation
January 23, 2023

Top 5: Candriam leads EM local currency bond funds

For this week’s Morningstar Top 5, we look at the best-performing funds investing in emerging market…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
January 23, 2023

Chart of the Week: Risk premiums back to normal?

A post recently appeared on my Bloomberg timeline that headlined: ‘BoE’s Bailey Says Truss Risk…
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Blackstone sets record with $22.2 billion secondary fund
Investing
January 20, 2023

Blackstone sets record with $22.2 billion secondary fund

New York-based Blackstone, also present in Luxembourg as a CSSF-regulated AIFM, has raised a record…
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China could be climbing out of the rabbit hole
Investing
January 20, 2023

China could be climbing out of the rabbit hole

China celebrates New Year on Sunday, marking the start of the year of the rabbit, a symbol for…
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Luxembourg has high hopes for redesigned Eltif framework
Asset Managers
January 20, 2023

Luxembourg has high hopes for Eltif 2.0 framework

Luxembourg’s fund industry has high hopes for Eltif 2.0, the revised European regime for long-term…
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Swissquote gets first depositary license for digital asset funds
Technology
January 19, 2023

Swissquote gets depositary license for digital asset funds

Swissquote Bank Europe has become the first Luxembourg bank to be able to offer depositary services…
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