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Expert Panel
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Morningstar: Blackrock vs AQR in Equity Market Neutral USD

Equity market-neutral funds (EMN) aim to harvest stock-picking skills while stripping out broad…
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Natalia Bucci. Photo: Alken
Transfers
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Transfers: Alken, Quintet, Deutsche Börse, BIS, CVC, Alpian, Citco

Our weekly update of people transfers in Luxembourg and beyond.
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SpaceX Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 during an in-flight abort test. Demand for pre-IPO exposure to the company is intensifying ahead of a possible listing. Illustration: NASA/SpaceX.
Asset Allocation
May 13, 2026

Van Eck warns on opaque SpaceX trading

The rush among private clients to buy into SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic before they reach public…
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The House of Finance in Luxembourg, home to ABBL and other financial services organisations in the Grand Duchy.
Asset Servicing
May 13, 2026

ABBL warns on EU banking fragmentation

The banks the European single market was designed to enable are the ones underwriting its unfinished…
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Investing
May 12, 2026

‘Investors underestimate the impact of the energy crisis’

The energy crisis and looming jet fuel shortage are a disaster for aviation, but could also hit…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
May 12, 2026

The Trump-Xi Summit

In 1972, Richard Nixon flew to Beijing convinced that the world was becoming multipolar. He sought…
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May 11, 2026

Can the new Texas stock exchange break the East Coast’s hegemony?

Texas aims to challenge the dominant position of New York and Delaware in the U.S. capital markets…
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Sector
May 11, 2026

Crisis communication: “Everything needs to come out at once”

When asset managers come under fire, there is only one relevant question for them: how do I maintain…
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The Bundestag in Berlin. Photo by Andy Ducker via Flickr.
Expert Panel
May 8, 2026

Morningstar: DWS versus Fidelity in German equity

Germany’s economy has struggled for momentum in recent years, weighed down by structural headwinds…
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Asset Allocation
May 7, 2026

60/40 portfolio under pressure again, ‘but still too early to bury it’

Just like a few years ago, asset managers are once again questioning the traditional 60/40 mix…
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Columbia Threadneedle: Jitzes Noorman
Investing
May 7, 2026

Volatile asset classes strengthen ‘war portfolio’

Geopolitical unrest is forcing investors to reassess their portfolios. As bonds lose their strength…
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Malik Badjie has joined Pictet. (Photo: Robeco)
Transfers
May 7, 2026

Transfers: Pictet, Universal Invest, Deutsche Bank, Aberdeen, Block AM, LuxTrust

This week’s overview of people transfers in and around Luxembourg includes updates from Pictet…
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Sebastiaan Hooghiemstra, Juliane Hurter, and Daan Maas.
Laws and Regulations
May 6, 2026

Loyens & Loeff: why the Eltif label matters for the Solvency 2 LTE module

The Eltif label is emerging as more than a regulatory badge. Under Europe’s revised Solvency 2…
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Berkshire jaarvergadering
Investing
May 6, 2026

Buffett steps back as Omaha gathers without him on stage

A group of Belgian investors returned to Omaha, Nebraska, this weekend for Berkshire Hathaway’s…
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