Erik Breen

European flags. Photo: European Parliament via Flickr CC BY 2.0
June 3, 2022

Esma reminds funds of duties on stranded Russia assets

European financial market regulator Esma has reminded fund managers of their fiduciary duties to…
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Raymond Frenken, editorial manager of Investment Officer Luxembourg.
Opinion
June 3, 2022

In Flux: Fifty shades of green

Sustainable finance poses a compliance risk you can no longer afford to ignore, no matter whether…
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Mao Zedong's photo in Beijing. Photo via Pixabay.
Asset Allocation
June 3, 2022

Top 5: Chinese bond funds: HSBC GIF RMB in the lead

Chinese bonds have defied the general negative trend in bond and credit markets this year until…
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PWC Luxembourg.
Asset Managers
June 3, 2022

PWC: Alternatives add dynamism to ManCo market

Unregulated alternative investments continued to be dynamic and successful in Luxembourg last year…
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State Street's office in Luxembourg. Photo: State Street.
Asset Servicing
June 2, 2022

State Street Luxembourg embraces transformation

Investment services powerhouse State Street, leader in Luxembourg’s asset services market, is…
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JP Morgan Asset Management presents its Mid-Year Economic Outlook in Luxembourg. Photo: IO..
Investing
June 2, 2022

JPM AM: ‘We came into crisis from position of strength’

Amid lingering fears of stagflation and a possible recession, investors are hard pressed to find…
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Dutch national team in the 1974 World Cup Finals. Photo: ANP.
Opinion
June 2, 2022

Back to the 1970s

Nowadays, when the term stagflation is mentioned, everyone thinks back to the 1970s. Anyone who…
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Asoka Woehrmann, former CEO of DWS. Photo: DB.
Asset Managers
June 1, 2022

DWS CEO Wöhrmann resigns after 'green-washing raids'

Less than a day after the “green-washing raids” by German authorities on the Frankfurt offices of…
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Deutsche Bank trading floor
Laws and Regulations
May 31, 2022

Deutsche Bank, DWS raided for suspected greenwashing

Frankfurt investigators on Tuesday raided Deutsche Bank and the nearby offices of asset management…
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German nuclear waste stored in containers at the Morsleben depository, around 500 meters below the surface. Photo: Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerug, BGE.de.
Asset Managers
May 31, 2022

Luxembourg Raif helps handle German nuclear waste 

The long-term financing of the storage of German commercial radioactive waste is being provided in…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
May 30, 2022

Chart of the week: the ECB has turned!

The decision is made. The ECB will also raise interest rates now that inflation is showing few signs…
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Jasmine Kang, analyst and portfolio manager Asian equities at Comgest. Photo: Comgest.
Asset Managers
May 30, 2022

Comgest’s Kang: China sees turmoil as an opportunity

Jasmine Kang, Hong Kong-based portfolio manager at Comgest, recently visited Luxembourg and…
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Professor Jem Bendell presents the scientists' letter to UN leaders at a meeting in Bali, Indonesia this week. Photo: Jem Bendell.
May 27, 2022

'Systemic greenwash', scientists ask to ditch SDGs

More than one hundred scientists are calling on the United Nations to ditch the 17 Sustainable…
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Parliament building in Sofia, Bulgaria. Photo by Janne Räkköläinen via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
Products
May 27, 2022

Top 5: Emerging Europe Equity Funds

Emerging countries often appeal to investors’ imagination. Fast-growing economies, demographic…
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