Erik Breen

CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Laws and Regulations
May 25, 2022

CSSF modernises regime for fund administrators

Fund administrators active in Luxembourg will be required to produce an annual report on their…
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Investing
May 25, 2022

The fragile financing of the United States

The US national debt recently passed the 30,000 billion dollar mark. Since March 2020, the US…
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Products
May 24, 2022

Thematic sports fund knocks DNCA Finance into shape

Investment funds that invest in health and wellness already existed, but DNCA Finance is now…
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Eurogroup finance ministers met in Brussels on Monday, including Luxembourg's Yuriko Backes (in red). Photo: EU Council.
Laws and Regulations
May 24, 2022

Eurogroup to decide on ESM chief at Luxembourg meeting

After two rounds of voting three candidates remained in the race on Monday night for the position of…
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Christine Lagarde in a 22 May appearance on Dutch television. Photo: ECB via Flickr CC BY 2.0
News
May 24, 2022

ECB flags July hike, hedges medium-term policy bets

The European Central Bank now is convinced that it will raise its benchmark eurozone interest rate…
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Euro note excerpt. Photo by Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr CC BY 20.0
Asset Allocation
May 23, 2022

As yields rise, interest in Euro government bonds picks up

As yields increase, several fund houses have recently bought European government bonds, following…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
May 23, 2022

Chart of the week: why are high yield spreads so low?

Spreads on both corporate and high yield bonds have increased significantly in recent weeks…
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Jake Lee, crypto expert and chief strategy officer at South Korea's GoPax
Events
May 23, 2022

Cryptocurrency crash to bring regulation – but how much?

The collapse in the value of two cryptocurrencies linked to South Korea’s Terra blockchain has sent…
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Finance minister Yuriko Backes met with AP1 CEO Kristin Magnusson Bernard. Photo: Luxembourg for Finance via Twitter.
Asset Managers
May 20, 2022

Finance minister Backes: visit to Sweden ‘very productive’

Accompanying Luxembourg’s finance minister Yuriko Backes on her official visit to Stockholm…
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ESM DG Klaus Regling meeting with Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in March 2020. Photo by New Democracy via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
Laws and Regulations
May 20, 2022

As ESM's Regling steps down, Gramegna holds good cards

Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands have all put forward candidates to succeed Klaus…
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Top 5. Photo by Joanna Poe via Flickr CC BY 2.0
Asset Allocation
May 20, 2022

Top 5: Ruffer leads Global Neutral Allocation Mix Funds

The neutral mixed fund portfolio consisting of 50 percent equities and 50 percent bonds remains…
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MEP Isabel Benjumea, rapporteur on the EU AIFMD and Ucits reviews. Photo: EP.
Laws and Regulations
May 19, 2022

‘Asset managers need bigger say in applying crisis tools’ 

Europe’s asset management industry on Wednesday threw its backing behind a legislative proposal to…
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Complexity. Photo by Joe Lodge via Flickr under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Laws and Regulations
May 19, 2022

Esma promises guidance on ‘astonishing’ ESG complexity

The European Securities and Markets Authority recognises the asset management industry is under…
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Investing
May 19, 2022

‘A good company is not necessarily a good stock’

Financial markets do relatively well when it comes to predicting the future. Collective wisdom is…
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