Erik Breen

The ECB's Governing Council is due to discuss monetary policy again on Thursday. Photo: ECB.
Investing
April 12, 2022

On cusp of new inflation era, ECB set to hold rates steady

While the Federal Reserve is expected to raise rates aggressively in the coming months, the European…
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Fadi Abuali, CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International,
Asset Managers
April 11, 2022

Goldman seeks deeper, wider growth by acquiring NN IP

With its 1.7 billion euro acquisition of Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners completed as of…
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Jorg Ackerman, Partner at PWC Luxembourg. Photo: PWC.
Private Banks
April 11, 2022

​​​​​​​Corporate banking revenue up 60% since 2016, survey shows

Revenue from corporate banking activities in Luxembourg has risen nearly 60 percent since 2016 to…
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Asset Managers
April 11, 2022

Podcast: Luxembourg finance continues to reinvent itself

In this second podcast from Alfi’s 2022 European Asset Management conference we enlighten you with…
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Sarah Noville, Senior Associate at Zeidler
April 8, 2022

Zeidler gets CSSF permission as UK Mifid firm

Frankfurt-based funds law firm Zeidler Group said it has received approval from Luxembourg’s…
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Stock market graphic
Asset Managers
April 8, 2022

Top 5 global equity funds: Gavekal Global leads

In the turbulent first quarter of 2022, inflation and the pandemic gave way to the Russian invasion…
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Raymond Frenken, editorial manager of Investment Officer Luxembourg.
April 8, 2022

In Flux: Home of the Super ManCos

Those who see what’s happening in today’s post-Brexit financial world will undoubtedly recognise…
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Ireland. Photo via Unsplash.
Private Banks
April 8, 2022

Ireland set to compete with new SCSp partnership regime

Nearly nine years after the introduction of a Luxembourg fund vehicle known as the SCSp, allowing…
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JP Morgan's offices in London. With $81 billion, the US bank is the largest funder of fossil fuels in 2020-2021. Photo by Håkan Dahlström via Flickr.
Sector
April 7, 2022

Climate: banks produce ‘white noise, no real substance'

“It is not five minutes to twelve, but one minute to twelve,” said Detlef van Vuuren, one of the…
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Jolien Brouwer, Invesco's new ETF sales manager for the Benelux.
Asset Managers
April 7, 2022

Invesco adds VanEck's Brouwer to Benelux ETF team

Invesco, an asset management firm with a Luxembourg presence in Kirchberg, Invesco Management S.A…
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Lighthouse at Le Tréport, France. Photo via Unsplash.
Asset Allocation
April 7, 2022

The next waypoint for investors: corporate earnings 

When it comes to the prospect of a recession, and a possible prolonged period of stagflation, the…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
April 7, 2022

Chart of the week: What do we really know about inflation?

Most research papers on inflation focus on the period from 1950, after World War II, or from the…
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Asset Managers
April 6, 2022

'Probability of prolonged market decline increases'

This week’s relative calm in equity and bond markets is in stark contrast with last month’s…
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PWC's Crystal Park office in Luxembourg was lit up in the colours of Ukraine's flag. Photo: PWC.
Asset Managers
April 6, 2022

CSSF guides funds on stranded Russia assets

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor, releasing its eagerly anticipated guidance for investment funds…
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