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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
March 28, 2022

Chart of the week: end of the housing bubble?

US mortgage rates have shot up since the start of this year. The 30-year fixed rate stands at 4.5…
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Corrine Lamesch, Chair of the Board at Alfi.
March 25, 2022

Podcast: Corinne Lamesch, Chair of the Board at Alfi

Corinne Lamesch, chair of the board at the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (Alfi)…
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Asset Allocation
March 25, 2022

Top 5: Japanese value stocks hitting back

Japanese shares were hot in the 1980s, but the bubble has deflated mercilessly in the decades that…
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The Russian central bank in Moscow.
Asset Managers
March 25, 2022

Investors tremble at prospect of EM bond defaults

Emerging market bond markets are under pressure. Concerns about whether Russia will make its…
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The Stalin skyscraper in Moscow. Photo by Alex Zarubi on Unsplash.
Asset Managers
March 25, 2022

CSSF guidance expected on 145 Russia-exposed funds 

Even as limited trading resumed on Moscow’s exchange on Thursday, prospects for emerging market…
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Opinion
March 24, 2022

A bull market for inflation

The biggest risk for investors at the moment is high inflation. While the market places too much…
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Camille Thommes, managing director at Alfi. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Asset Managers
March 23, 2022

‘Side pockets’ discussed to lift suspensions of Russia funds

Luxembourg is discussing the innovative use of a particular liquidity management tool known as “side…
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Claude Marx, head of the CSSF, speaking at the Alfi European Asset Management Conference.
Asset Managers
March 22, 2022

CSSF calls for extra efforts to track Russian money

The head of Luxembourg’s top financial regulator on Tuesday called on the country’s asset management…
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Micaela Forelli, Managing Director at M&G Investments Luxembourg.
Asset Managers
March 22, 2022

M&G prepares Luxembourg hub for growth in Europe

M&G Investments is preparing to transform its Luxembourg hub for further growth in Europe with the…
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Photo by Tuna Ekici on Unsplash.
Laws and Regulations
March 22, 2022

UK takes step forward into fog on Ucits post Brexit

The UK has taken a further cautious step towards the permanent regime which will govern access to…
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Philip Suchta, Q Securities. Photo: Q Securities.
March 21, 2022

Q Securities set to launch Luxembourg crypto fund

A Luxembourg-based investment firm that announced late last week that it will launch what it calls…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
March 21, 2022

Contradicting investors

I am a fan of the Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey. Not only because this survey covers…
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Products
March 18, 2022

Top 5: Commodity ETFs 

There are no winners in a war, but investors who held commodities in their portfolios in recent…
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Growth. Photo: Unsplash.
Asset Allocation
March 18, 2022

Will recession set growth stocks alight again?

The performance gap between value and growth is still significant since the beginning of the year…
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