As financial markets teeter on the precipice of expectation and reality, this week's central bank decisions on interest rates and monetary policy could be the lynchpin that redefines investor sentiment for the coming months. At the heart of this …

Germany is witnessing an economic downturn, a phenomenon receiving surprisingly scant attention. This mirrors a broader European trend of overlooking the foundations of prosperity in favor of more sensational topics. Germany's robust industrial sector, …

Ucits and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) experienced mixed fortunes during the third quarter, according to the latest statisstics reported by Brussels-based European fund sector trade association Efama. Net assets of these investment funds dipped to …

Luxembourg’s Financial Intelligence Unit is key to fulfilling Luxembourg’s international anti-money laundering/terrorist financing prevention obligations, reducing the perception that this country’s financial sector is somehow “above the rules”. …

In a recent speech, Christine Lagarde highlighted the dire implications of prolonged high inflation, linking it to the very fabric of democracy. This sentiment, echoed in my book “Turning Point 1971,” underlines the non-economic ramifications of …

Will fund managers soon be retiring as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly prevalent and consistently outperforms the market? Or is this notion exaggerated? Investment Officer spoke to Thomas Dierckx, a financial machine learning expert at Kairon …

The European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, on Thursday issued a warning about practices surrounding Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs) in the EU. The supervisory body has found potential conflicts of interest and undue influence in the CLO …

These days, it is almost impossible not to talk about gold or bitcoin - for me, these two assets are close in what they offer investors. So I do just that. What strikes me most is the extreme divergence that has emerged in a traditionally very strong …

Selon une analyse récente du recensement de 2021 publiée jeudi, l'anglais est devenu la troisième langue la plus parlée au Luxembourg. Le luxembourgeois connaît un déclin. Le rapport de Statec, l'agence nationale de statistique, révèle que plus d'un quart …

La Banque d'Angleterre (BoE) a récemment lancé un avertissement sur les risques que représentent le crédit privé et les prêts à effet de levier pour la stabilité financière, surtout dans un contexte de taux d'intérêt croissants. La dette privée, où les …

Markets brace for reality check as central banks talk rates

Harakiri in Germany

Bonds, MMFs, ETFs offset outflows in equity, multi-asset

Luxembourg’s FIU tries to boost its financial investigation capacity

Absurd comedy at the ECB

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

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

Mind that Golden Gap!

L'Anglais progresse, devient troisième langue au Luxembourg

La BoE alerte sur les risques du crédit privé