Thomas Laureys

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February 25, 2020

Index provider slams EU sustainable benchmark report

The proposals by the Technical Expert Group (TEG) for sustainable benchmarks and ESG disclosure will…
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February 22, 2020

Luxembourg: facilitating green investment

Luxembourg is set to bear a big responsibility for making the green financial revolution happen. But…
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February 20, 2020

Mutual fund inflows double to $1600bn 

Inflows into global open-ended mutual funds almost doubled last year to around 1,600 billion dollars…
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Asset Allocation
February 18, 2020

Why ETFs are a source of systemic risk

ETFs can be a source of systemic risk because they can induce important feedback effects in markets…
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Asset Allocation
February 18, 2020

Dividend pay-outs double in 10 years

Global dividends rose 3.5% in 2019 to a new record of 1.43 trillion dollars (1.32 trillion euros)…
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February 11, 2020

Over 1000 billion euros stuck in "zombie funds"

Nearly 1,200 billion euros in assets is tied up in newly launched funds that need at least 100…
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February 7, 2020

‘Green bond market not growing fast enough’

The market for green bonds is growing fast, but not quite fast enough, according to Sean Kidney…
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February 4, 2020

ESG integration brings together active and passive

The ESG revolution results in a new suite of products that combine passive and active…
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February 3, 2020

Asset managers want to measure impact on biodiversity

Four French asset managers have joined forces to develop an innovative tool that measures the impact…
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January 31, 2020

CSSF responds to AML scrutiny

The upcoming external audit of Luxembourg’s anti money-laundering (AML) stance is a major test for…
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January 28, 2020

Luxembourg: leading global sustainable finance in 2025?

Luxembourg wants to be the leading global centre in sustainable finance by 2025. It also wants to…
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Asset Allocation
January 27, 2020

Quintet: Better gold than bonds

Earning no yield on gold is better than a negative yield on bonds. Therefore investors should shift…
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January 22, 2020

Best performing funds: active and domiciled in Luxembourg

The best performing investment funds in 2019 are active funds. More importantly: they are mainly…
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Nicolas Mackel
January 21, 2020

‘Total Brexit relocations will top 70’

Some 60 financial firms have announced relocations of activities to Luxembourg since the referendum…
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