Erik Breen

Transfers
September 4, 2020

Transfers: Fundsquare, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Intertrust

Fundsquare, a subsidiary of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange that provides services to support and…
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September 2, 2020

Alfi asks for delay to sustainability disclosure rules

Alfi has asked the European Commission to delay the implementation of new rules on the disclosure of…
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Asset Allocation
September 1, 2020

'Fed U-turn will propel inflation'

The Fed’s announcement last Thursday that it will now target an ‘average’ inflation rate of 2% is a…
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August 31, 2020

Is Luxembourg ready for the post-Covid era?

While slowly getting back to normal, the priority of the country’s fund industry should be to review…
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Asset Managers
August 28, 2020

Nordea Emerging Stars emerges unscathed from corona crisis

The Nordea Emerging Starts Fund has managed to achieve a year-to-date return of more than 12% this…
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August 27, 2020

An 'everything bubble'?

Financial market bubbles are quite concentrated, we noted recently. But more and more market…
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Asset Allocation
August 25, 2020

Dividend pay-outs fall by 22%

Dividend payments fell by a record 22% in the second quarter, hitting their lowest level in eight…
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August 24, 2020

Focus on healthcare keeps demographics strategies afloat

Despite a global pandemic that has mainly affected the older and more fragile parts of the…
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Asset Managers
August 6, 2020

'DAX benefits from pro-active German Covid-19 approach’

The German DAX Index has recovered remarkably quickly from the corona slump. Moreover, it’s the best…
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Opinion
August 4, 2020

It's the dollar, stupid!

Central banks and governments around the world are once again engaged in a ‘currency devaluation’…
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News
August 3, 2020

Finance industry excluded from Covid-19 benefits

Financial and insurance businesses in Luxembourg have been denied access to the Covid-19 partial…
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Asset Servicing
August 1, 2020

Research: robo advisers yet to make breakthrough

The investment industry’s high expectations of robo advice and the use of blockchain technology have…
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Asset Allocation
July 30, 2020

Big tech wins big in crisis

I n mid-July, Bloomberg published a revealing, or if you wish, shocking message: a list of the…
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Asset Allocation
July 29, 2020

Schroders: continued demand for hotel real estate despite crisis

The coronavirus crisis has hit the hotel market hard. So one may expect this to negatively affect…
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