Erik Breen

Chris Allen, Group CEO at Quintet Private Bank
Private Banks
May 12, 2022

HSBC’s Chris Allen named Group CEO at Quintet 

Luxembourg-based Quintet Private Bank on Thursday said that it has named Chris Allen as Group CEO…
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Amsterdam houses
Investing
May 12, 2022

Real estate as permanent inflation hedge is 'nonsense'

With macroeconomic factors and market sentiment dragging down yields, investors are wondering what…
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A red turtle in a Red Sea coral reef. Photo by Antje Schultner via Flickr.
Asset Managers
May 12, 2022

As investors push, CEOs struggle with sustainability

An increasing number of chief executives recognises that sustainability is one of the main…
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L-R Alain Kinsch, Julie Becker, Frank Wagener. Photo: LuxSE.
News
May 12, 2022

Success keeps LuxSE autonomous from big players

A changing of the guard at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, known as LuxSE, and strong results…
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Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, and Isabelle Schnabel, board member of the ECB. Photo: ECB.
May 11, 2022

ECB signals long path of eurozone interest rate hikes

Waving goodbye to what it calls “disflationary dynamics,” the European Central Bank on Wednesday…
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Investing
May 11, 2022

European fund assets decline to 14.5 trillion euro in Q1

Total assets under management in the European fund industry fell to 14.5 trillion euro at the end of…
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Marc Kriegsmann, head of business development asset servicing, Hauck & Aufhauser
Products
May 11, 2022

KYC/AML, alternatives may impact Raif registrations 

Has growth in new registrations of Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, known as Raifs, in…
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Asset Managers
May 10, 2022

Dutch C&A family set to lift veil on multi-family AIFM

Anthos Fund & Asset Management BV, the asset manager of the Brenninkmeijer family’s holding company…
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Forestry investments. Photo via Unsplash.
Asset Allocation
May 10, 2022

Amid pulp shortage, forest funds promote sustainability

Investing in trees might at first not seem the quickest route to wealth. Yet timber investments…
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Investing
May 10, 2022

Position of the 'Nasdaq generals' is faltering

The Nasdaq is in a clear downtrend. It is still being held up by the ‘generals’, the big tech…
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Oil tanker near Malaysia. Photo via Unsplash.
Asset Allocation
May 10, 2022

Fossil fuels: ‘reports of my death are greatly exaggerated’

Despite a wider uptake of alternative energy, fossil fuels like natural gas, oil and coal are here…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
May 9, 2022

Chart of the week: Homes unaffordable?

Mortgage rates and home prices are skyrocketing worldwide. That is not good news for housing…
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Plugs. Photo via Unsplash.
Laws and Regulations
May 9, 2022

EU, UK KIDs diverge as Brexit becomes Priips factor

A case study of how EU and UK financial sector regulations will diverge is in the shifting rules…
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Signing ceremony at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange in the presence of HRH Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes and Luxembourg Minister of the Economy and Development, Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs Franz Fayot.
May 6, 2022

LuxSE, UN Women join forces to advance gender finance 

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange on Friday said it has stepped up its efforts to advance gender…
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