Erik Breen

Protest sign 'break free from fossil fuels'. Photo via Unsplash.
Asset Allocation
February 9, 2022

Morningstar: 'Green' funds to outpace 'grey' by mid-2022

European mutual funds that promote green investments saw assets increase by some 22 percent in the…
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Asset Managers
February 9, 2022

JP Morgan AM applies AI to find climate, biodiversity solutions

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is stepping up its use of artificial intelligence in order to identify…
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Asset Managers
February 8, 2022

Avoiding dry powder involves choosing complex investments

Record levels of funds invested into private asset strategies has led to the phenomenon of “too much…
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February 8, 2022

Luxembourg home to nearly half of Europe’s ESG assets

Luxembourg retained its lead last year as the biggest global hub for sustainable investment funds…
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Making the most of it while you sleep
February 7, 2022

Making most of it while you sleep

After its famous ARK vs. Berkshire Hathaway chart, the Financial Times recently published another…
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Queen Maxima. Photo by King Willem-Alexander, via RVD. 
Asset Managers
February 7, 2022

Citing inflation, Máxima wants action on financial literacy

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has called on European financial supervisors to review financial…
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February 4, 2022

'No, inflation is not temporary'

The effects of the inflation wave crashing over the Eurozone and especially in the US are not…
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Sector
February 4, 2022

Bitcoin's footprint challenged

As digital assets are in focus for investors, there is a less visible, less shiny side to at least…
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European Parliament members debate and vote on the EU-UK withdrawal agreement on 29 January 2020. Photo by EP. CC BY 4.0
Laws and Regulations
February 4, 2022

Brexit: little change so far

There has been scant divergence from EU financial sector rules in the two years since the UK left…
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February 3, 2022

ECB changes its tone on inflation

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday declined to rule out a hike in…
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Monique Donders, BlackRock
Asset Managers
February 3, 2022

Listening to stakeholders brings best shareholder value

It is a well-known fact: supertankers do not change their course easily. But once the decision is…
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Tobias Seidl, co-founder at STOKR.
Laws and Regulations
February 3, 2022

A surging virtual assets market awaits regulation

Luxembourg companies from small to large are taking strides in the realm of virtual assets. This…
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uclear power plant in Doel, Belgium. Photo via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
February 2, 2022

Luxembourg, Austria set to challenge EU on gas, nuclear

The EU braces for a legal battle over plans to label nuclear energy and gas as sustainable…
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Opinion
February 2, 2022

'Wealthtech needs humans'

As the asset management industry embraces wealthtech, its business model has suddenly become very…
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