Thomas Laureys

The ECB's Governing Council is due to discuss monetary policy again on Thursday. Photo: ECB.
December 13, 2023

Markets set for reality check as central banks talk rates

As financial markets teeter on the precipice of expectation and reality, this week’s central bank…
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Björn Jesch of DWS (left), Johanna Kyrklund of Schroders and Vincent Mortier of Amundi.
Asset Managers
December 13, 2023

Europe’s top CIOs balance optimism with uncertainty

In a world grappling with economic fragmentation, geopolitical tensions, and inflationary pressures…
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Money. Image by Jason Leung via Unsplash.
Supervision
December 12, 2023

CRF tries to boost its financial investigation capacity

Luxembourg’s Financial Intelligence Unit is key to fulfilling Luxembourg’s international anti-money…
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investment fund sales turn negative in second quarter
Investing
December 12, 2023

Bonds, ETFs offset outflows in equity, multi-asset

Ucits and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) experienced mixed fortunes during the third quarter…
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Opinion
December 12, 2023

Harakiri in Germany

Germany is witnessing an economic downturn, a phenomenon receiving surprisingly scant attention…
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Sector
December 11, 2023

‘AI will make markets more efficient, and harder to beat’

Will fund managers soon be retiring as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly prevalent and…
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Opinion
December 11, 2023

Absurd comedy at the ECB

In a recent speech, Christine Lagarde highlighted the dire implications of prolonged high inflation…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
December 11, 2023

Mind that Golden Gap!

These days, it is almost impossible not to talk about gold or bitcoin - for me, these two assets are…
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ESMA's headquarters are in Paris. Photo: ESMA.
Sector
December 8, 2023

Esma warns on CLO ratings, sees conflict-of-interest risks

The European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, on Thursday issued a warning about practices…
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Banks, not funds, contribute most to Luxembourg’s economy
Sector
December 8, 2023

Use of English rises in multilingual Luxembourg

A recent analysis of the 2021 census published on Thursday shows that English has become the third…
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The Bank of England. Photo: David Iliff, CC by-SA 3.0
Supervision
December 8, 2023

Private debt ‘particularly vulnerable,’ says BoE

The Bank of England (BoE) has issued a warning about the risks posed by private credit and leveraged…
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Bitcoin. Image via Coincu CC-BY-2.0
Technology
December 8, 2023

SEC rejection of spot bitcoin ETFs faces challenges

Is the US Spot Bitcoin ETF Hype Overblown? The SEC’s rejection of spot bitcoin ETFs faces legal…
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Gilles Moëc, AXA IM
Asset Managers
December 7, 2023

AXA: Expectations of rate cuts, price cooling ‘reasonable’

Market expectations of central bank interest rate cuts in 2024 are reasonable, according to Gilles…
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BlackRock's headquarters in New York.
Asset Managers
December 7, 2023

BlackRock defies market with interest rate forecast for 2024

BlackRock, during the presentation of its 2024 Global Outlook at its New York headquarters…
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