Erik Breen

A debate at the IO Outlook event last year.
Events
November 20, 2023

Inflation, AI in focus at IO Outlook Amsterdam event

Investment Officer is organising an event on 30 November at the H’ART Museum in Amsterdam to look…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
November 20, 2023

Euphoria!

Let me begin by stating my agreement that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates…
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Asset Managers
November 20, 2023

Fund houses bet on ETFs as future of investing

Fund managers are beefing up their exchange-traded fund (ETF) ranges, to judge from a recent flurry…
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Asset Managers
November 17, 2023

Beama’s new chief advocates clarity in ESG funds

Koen Van de Maele, the new president of the Belgian Asset Manager Association, or Beama, began his…
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Asset Managers
November 17, 2023

FCA warns asset managers on inadequate ESG practices

The UK’s financial supervisor still sees shortcomings in the asset management industry in regards to…
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Nishant Fafalia, CEO of Advanzia Bank.
Transfers
November 16, 2023

Transfer Thursday: Advanzia, Arcida, La Française, AlpFin

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments and promotions includes updates from Advanzia Bank…
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Tanguy Van de Werve, director-general at the European Fund and Asset Management Association EFAMA.
Sector
November 16, 2023

Efama DG calls for reframing discourse on retail investments

The current approach to the EU’s retail investment strategy may not adequately address broader…
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Asset Allocation
November 15, 2023

US inflation data challenges ‘higher for longer’ narrative

The suggestion that the Federal Reserve will maintain elevated interest rates is wavering after…
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Tom Loonen
Sector
November 15, 2023

‘Reward your customer for active cooperation in KYC’

Banks are making some progress when it comes to KYC processes by bridging regulatory expectations…
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Dimensional Fund Advisors is based in Austin, Texas. Photo: Roy Niswanger via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Asset Managers
November 15, 2023

Forward rates: the unchallenged prophet

Predicting future interest rates is a favorite activity among economists and strategists, but…
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CSSF's headquarters on Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Max Severijns.
Supervision
November 14, 2023

CSSF withdraws from X, referring to fake news

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF has stopped using X, formerly known as Twitter, as one of its…
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CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Supervision
November 14, 2023

Adler Group fined Є30,000 for posting unaudited 2022 report

Adler Group SA, a Luxembourg-based real estate company active in Germany with a listing on the…
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Sector
November 14, 2023

Dutch pension funds grapple with high private equity fees

Dutch pension funds are striving to address concerns about the high performance fees they pay to…
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Photo by Mathew Schwarts via Unsplash CC-BY-2.0.
Asset Allocation
November 14, 2023

Foreign investors defy junk threat in Italy

Italian government bonds face a downgrade to “junk status”. Nevertheless, after years, the interest…
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