Thomas Laureys

Cees van Lotringen, Jasper Staring
April 23, 2020

Welcome to investmentofficer.lu

Welcome to investmentofficer.lu, a brand new publication dedicated to Luxembourg’s fund industry…
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Asset Allocation
April 22, 2020

'Lack of guidance requires top-down approach'

The earnings season has started in Europe. But it’s a rather strange one. ‘All companies have…
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Private Banks
April 21, 2020

Covid-19: one more hit for embattled private banks

Equities – down. Fixed income – down. Precious metals – down. Commodities – down. These have been a…
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Asset Servicing
April 21, 2020

Morningstar acquires Sustainalytics

Investment data and research provider Morningstar is acquiring full ownership of Sustainalytics, the…
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April 20, 2020

CSSF steps up fund monitoring to prevent liquidity squeeze

European regulators are trying to prevent a liquidity crisis caused by excessive outflows from…
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Asset Allocation
April 19, 2020

Investors kept in the dark as earnings season starts

The first US earnings results came in published last week. As always, the major banks were first…
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April 19, 2020

‘CSSF fails to enforce fund regulation’

The CSSF is facilitating the defrauding of investors by failing to timely enforce regulation on…
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Yves Maas
April 17, 2020

Luxembourg banks find new growth niche

Despite a Brexit-inspired influx of banks to Luxembourg, the number of banks active in the country…
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Asset Allocation
April 16, 2020

‘Recession creates entry opportunities for private equity’

The real impact of the corona crisis on private equity valuations has yet to become visible, but it…
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Asset Allocation
April 16, 2020

BlackRock advises: Sell US Treasuries

The Federal Reserve is by far the largest single owner of US government bonds. If the Fed continues…
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Asset Allocation
April 15, 2020

BNP Paribas expects V-shaped recovery

A study of bear markets shows that in 70 percent of the cases stock markets fell back to a new low…
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Private Banks
April 9, 2020

The future of wealth advice? A Netflix-like platform

A Netflix-like environment that provides access to advice that is data-driven, personalized…
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Asset Allocation
April 9, 2020

‘Buyback suspensions increase US market volatility’

Market volatility will increase as a result of a decline in share buybacks and lower earnings growth…
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Transfers
April 8, 2020

Allfunds hires Stéphane Corsaletti for Lux office

Stéphane Corsaletti is the new Chief Investment Officer of fund distribution platform Allfunds. The…
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