Erik Breen

Ukraine president Zelensky with the Dutch and Luxembourg prime ministers on Thursday in Brussels. Photo by EU.
Asset Allocation
March 7, 2025

Bund yields spike after Merz vows ‘whatever it takes’ on defence

World financial markets remained in a radical readjustment phase on Thursday as the implications of…
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Photo by Tim Mossholder via Unsplash.
Wealth Managers
March 7, 2025

Women drive a market revolution, yet wealth firms lag behind

Women are reshaping wealth management, yet remain underrepresented in investment decisions. As…
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Expert Panel
March 7, 2025

Morningstar: Pimco versus Invesco in global investment-grade corporate bonds

Yields on 10-year US treasury bonds and government bonds in Europe remained high coming into 2025…
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Nick King Robeco - Sander Nagel
Investing
March 6, 2025

Robeco’s head of ETFs, Nick King: Investors miss out on returns in the early phase of a theme

The range of active ETFs in Europe is growing rapidly and Robeco is also investing heavily in the…
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Maya Bhandari has been appointed as CIO, multi-asset strategies, EMEA, at Neuberger Berman.
Transfers
March 6, 2025

People moves: Neuberger Berman, Davy Select, Fokus Nordic, Eurex, Jonk Entrepreneuren, Akkodis

This week’s overview of transfers and other people moves in and around Luxembourg includes updates…
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ETF
Asset Allocation
March 6, 2025

European ETF market set to double to $4,000 bln by 2029, PwC projects

European exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets could more than double to exceed 4,000 billion dollars by…
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Frankfurt Stock Exchange, trading floor
Investing
March 5, 2025

A trade tariff is no picnic in the park, ‘but won’t derail European outperformance’

The import tariff proposed by Donald Trump on goods from the EU may inject some volatility into…
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Photo courtesy of UBS.
Asset Allocation
March 5, 2025

Market concentration at a 92-year high, UBS Yearbook finds

There aren’t many must-reads in the investment world, but UBS’ Global Investment Returns Yearbook is…
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Dorothée Ciolino, counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright Luxembourg. Photo: NRF.
Expert Panel
March 5, 2025

Norton Rose Fulbright: Welcome to MICA - but what is a crypto asset anyway?

MiCA is here, but what exactly is a crypto asset? ESMA’s latest guidance clarifies the line between…
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Temple Bar in Dublin. Photo by Leonhard Niederwimmer on Unsplash.
Asset Managers
March 4, 2025

“Highly unlikely that Luxembourg will catch Ireland in the ETF space”

Luxembourg faces strong headwinds in ETFs as Ireland dominates. Cost, scale, and first-mover…
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Foto door Benjamin Child via Unsplash
Investing
March 4, 2025

“Little interest in multi-asset funds”

Mixed funds have been experiencing a strong net outflow of assets for two years. A lower interest…
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Asset Managers
March 4, 2025

Concentration risk increases demand for rules-based ETFs

Due to increased concentration risk in equity markets that are ‘crammed’ into US (tech) stocks…
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Yves Stein, Chairman of ABBL.
Sector
March 3, 2025

Yves Stein underlines need for private banks to innovate

Luxembourg’s private banks need embrace digital innovation to stay competitive, tackle regulation…
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Emigration. Photo by Cardmapr.nl via Flickr.
Wealth Managers
March 3, 2025

Wealthy Dutch weigh emigration as business climate deteriorates

For an increasing number of ultra-wealthy Dutch individuals, the question is no longer just how much…
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