Jurgen Vluijmans

ASML Veldhoven campus 2024. Credits: ASML
Investing
Yesterday

As ASML tops Europe, questions about the ‘Winner’s Curse’ return

ASML shares took a hit last week, after the company had risen in January to become Europe’s largest…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
Yesterday

The great bitcoin illusion

America has the most crypto-friendly president ever. Donald Trump has created a bitcoin reserve for…
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Charu Chanana - Saxo
Investing
February 9, 2026

Saxo strategist: ‘Even in a fragmenting world, it is best to invest with regional diversification’

In the new multipolar world order, globalization is a thing of the past. Yet Charu Chanana, chief…
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ESG
Asset Allocation
February 9, 2026

Record outflows from ESG funds, but that’s not the full story

Sustainable funds recorded their first full year of net outflows in 2025, after investors withdrew…
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Gertjan Verdickt
Opinion
February 9, 2026

Why the Fed is special and why Warsh’s appointment matters

The appointment of Kevin Warsh as the new chair of the Federal Reserve was met with relief by…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
February 9, 2026

Chart of the week: inflation concerns, unfiltered

With a new Fed chair on the way, subject to approval by the U.S. Senate, it seemed like a good…
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CSSF insights frame the valuation governance debate in Luxembourg. Photo: IO.
Supervision
February 6, 2026

CSSF questions robustness of valuation practices

Valuation sits at the heart of Luxembourg’s private markets ecosystem, yet supervisors remain…
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Pawns - Ylanite Koppens - Pexels
Expert Panel
February 6, 2026

Morningstar: MFS vs T. Rowe Price in USD moderate allocation

Multi-asset benchmarks assume costless and frictionless implementation, setting a high bar for…
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Claude Marx. Photo: CSSF.
Supervision
February 5, 2026

Luxembourg renews Claude Marx’s mandate as CSSF chief

Luxembourg has renewed the mandate of Claude Marx as director general of its financial regulator…
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Investing
February 5, 2026

Five-year plan guides renewed China allocation

Chinese equities have outperformed Wall Street for two consecutive years, yet the label…
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Christian Senitz, chief operating officer at Fundcraft.
Transfers
February 5, 2026

Transfers: Fundcraft, Marguerite, State Street, Allianz GI, Arendt, Invesco and Maples Group

This week’s overview of appointments and other people news in and around Luxembourg.
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Photo: Amundi.
Asset Managers
February 4, 2026

Amundi’s ETF machine keeps humming, but active pays the bills

Amundi’s full-year results underscore how Europe’s largest asset manager has become a formidable ETF…
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Christophe Santer
Opinion
February 4, 2026

Luxembourg, the Singapore of Europe? Or the other way around?

The comparison is increasingly common. Luxembourg is often described as the Singapore of Europe. It…
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Eurodollar. Photo by JustStartInvesting on Unsplash
Investing
February 3, 2026

Trump’s ‘OK’ with a weaker dollar, European investors less so

An uptick of volatility in the dollar is forcing European investors to confront an awkward choice…
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