Erik Breen

Dirk Coveliers
Expert Panel
November 26, 2024

UCI tax: Ghent court provides relief for Luxembourg funds

The Belgian UCI tax on Luxembourg funds remains a longstanding point of contention between the two…
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Attert
Private Banks
November 25, 2024

Province of Luxembourg: a promising field for private bankers

No less than four of the five wealthiest municipalities in Belgium are located in the Province of…
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Afbeelding van dlohner via Pixabay
Asset Servicing
November 25, 2024

Asset owners see tech reducing dependence on managers

Disruptive technology is shaping nearly every aspect of the global asset management industry, from…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
November 25, 2024

Chart of the week: questions about inflation

Fed Chair Powell has made no secret of it: he and his colleagues aim to bring interest rates back to…
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Expert Panel
November 22, 2024

Morningstar: interest in water funds declines

Interest in water funds, like sustainable investing more broadly, has recently waned among investors…
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trym-nilsen-unsplash
Asset Allocation
November 21, 2024

Europe’s forgotten market: can unloved investments stage a comeback?

Europe’s equity market is increasingly viewed as a neglected corner of global investing—overshadowed…
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Codrina Constantinescu has joined law firm Goodwin in Luxembourg.
Asset Managers
November 21, 2024

Transfer Thursday: Goodwin, DWS, Abrdn, Neuberger Berman, Taskize

This week’s overview of transfers and appointments in the fund and asset management community in and…
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De Bundestag in Berlijn. Foto via Unsplash.
Investing
November 20, 2024

The traditional anchor status of German Bunds is under pressure

Germany’s decision to hold early elections on 23 February could reshape its economic and fiscal…
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Tanguy van de Werve, director-general of Efama.
Investing
November 20, 2024

Efama chief urges EU action on taxes to unify markets

Efama chief Tanguy van de Werve highlights the urgent need for tax harmonisation to overcome…
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T+1
Investing
November 19, 2024

Esma roadmap sets 11 October 2027 for T+1 transition in EU

Esma has proposed 11 October 2027 as the date for the European Union to adopt a T+1 securities…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
November 19, 2024

A new era of financial repression

Many central banks have begun lowering policy interest rates. The aim is to counteract economic…
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The Morningstar Sustainalytics conference in Amsterdam. Photo by IO.
Events
November 18, 2024

Sustainable funds rush to rebrand amid greenwashing crackdown

Asset managers are scrambling to rebrand their sustainable investment funds as stepped-up regulatory…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
November 18, 2024

Chart of the week: bitcoin in Wonderland?

Since the news broke that Donald Trump will once again become President of the United States…
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This screenshot from the 2019 American psychological thriller The Joker has been popularized as a meme among bitcoin fans.
Asset Allocation
November 15, 2024

Could there be truth to the Bitcoin-hype after all?

Bitcoin’s dreamers are closer than ever to their 100,000 dollar milestone. With America’s debt…
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