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The price of carbon allowances plummeted in Europe against the backdrop of the escalating Russian-Ukrainian war, lowering the cost of carbon emissions for the EU's most polluting companies. That fall has since been rapidly reversed.
February 20, 2024

As carbon prices plunge, market seen vulnerable to short squeeze

Although fundamentals remain weak and carbon prices are half of what they were a year ago, market…
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February 20, 2024

Belgian ETFs grapple with tax inconsistencies

Belgium’s Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) market finds itself navigating through a tax system…
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KKR headquarters, New York, photo: Wally Gobetz, Flickr 
Asset Allocation
February 19, 2024

45% of family offices want more private credit in portfolios

More than half of family offices want to add even more private investments to portfolios by 2024…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
February 19, 2024

Powell’s Predicament

The recent inflation bombshell must have rattled Powell and his cohorts, throwing a wrench into…
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Private Banks
February 16, 2024

Private banks grapple with sustainability preferences

Private banks are navigating challenges in discerning customers’ sustainability preferences…
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Tim Boole, Head of Product Management at Schroders Capital.
Asset Managers
February 15, 2024

Eltif2 discussions cause slowdowns in new launches

Protracted discussions over the EU’s new regime for European Long Term Investment Funds, known as…
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Michael Derwael (photo) has been appointed as head of office at MFS Luxembourg
Transfers
February 15, 2024

Transfer Thursday: MFS, Candriam, TMF, Eiopa

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other people news includes updates…
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Nicolas Mackel, Luxembourg for Finance, ©Andrés Lejona
Sector
February 14, 2024

Mackel reportedly set to become Luxembourg’s EU ambassador

Nicolas Mackel, currently serving as the ceo of Luxembourg for Finance, is preparing to assume a new…
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Jeroen van Oerle. Photo: Lombard Odier IM.
Sector
February 14, 2024

‘Tokenisation is the next step for asset management’

Tokenisation is the next step for the asset management industry. So says not only Larry Fink…
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Gregory Kennedy, IO columnist. Image: IO.
Opinion
February 14, 2024

Regulators watch too many sci-fi movies

Expecting firms covered by DORA to possess the skills, time, and capacity to function as ICT experts…
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The Assemblée nationale in Paris, the French parliament. Photo: Jarosław Baranowski/Wikimedia.
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Schroders Capital defends continuation funds against mounting criticism

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