Erik Breen

Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
October 10, 2022

Chart of the Week: Is Credit Suisse a systemic risk?

European financials are in the spotlight again. And once again, it is not because of anything good…
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EU in no rush to address confusion over greenwashing
Laws and Regulations
October 10, 2022

EU Commission won't assess greenwashing before 2024

As fund managers and investors across the 27 countries in the European Union continue to question…
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Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF. Photo: Worldbank
Asset Managers
October 7, 2022

IMF: illiquid funds risk adding to volatility, market shocks

Investment funds that hold illiquid, hard-to-sell assets and that calculate their net asset value on…
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Globes at the National Geographic store in London. Photo via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Products
October 7, 2022

Morningstar Top 5: Gavekal leads large-cap mixed equity

The third quarter has come to a close. In the category of global large-cap mixed equity, Gavekal…
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Preqin: Global private capital to double to $18.3 bln by 2027 
Investing
October 7, 2022

Preqin: Global private capital to double to $18.3 tln by 2027 

An extrapolation of Preqin’s global projection for private capital demand to Luxembourg suggests the…
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October 6, 2022

Conditions point to high risk of ‘financial accidents’

US stocks appear to have entered the ‘final stages’ of a bear market. But the final low for the S&P…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
October 5, 2022

Graph of the week: more than a pound of trouble

UK financial markets are in “turmoil”. This somewhat CNBC-esque opening, however, covers it well…
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Hal Ozart, Unsplash
Asset Managers
October 5, 2022

ESG criteria, practices could transform liquid alternatives

Sustainable investing may be taking the wider investment fund world by storm, especially in Europe…
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iStock crowd screens
Investing
October 4, 2022

Han Dieperink: Corporate bonds fit back into portfolio

Over the past 12 months, the yield on corporate bonds has been as much as minus 22 per cent. As a…
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Google Street View. J Safra Sarasin in Luxembourg
Private Banks
October 4, 2022

After CSSF scolding, Sarasin says ‘no actual’ laundering

Swiss private bank Banque j. Safra Sarasin, reprimanded by Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF in a…
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Sustainable finance: ‘Great Reclassification’ is coming under SFDR
October 4, 2022

Sustainable finance: Great reclassification is coming

The growing complexity of Europe’s sustainable finance framework and a lack of clear guidance from…
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CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Private Banks
October 3, 2022

CSSF penalises Safra Sarasin for AML shortcomings

Luxembourg financial regulator the CSSF announced late last Friday a “reprimand” on a Swiss private…
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Swiss VC Serpentine sees Luxembourg Raifs as ‘gold standard’
Asset Managers
October 3, 2022

Swiss VC Serpentine sees ‘gold standard’ in Lux Raifs

For Zurich-based Serpentine Ventures, a venture asset manager, Luxembourg is a key gateway to…
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Tough days ahead for BEPS 2.0 as Ecofin meets
News
September 30, 2022

Tough days ahead for BEPS 2.0 as Ecofin meets

The OECD’s latest global tax plan is in trouble. Dubbed “BEPS 2.0”, the Inclusive Framework Pillar…
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