David Lloyd

Assets coins stacked. Image Springwater CC BY-ND 4.0
Laws and Regulations
June 28, 2022

Alfi supports more lenient ‘opt-up’ rules for retail

Luxembourg’s fund industry supports the introduction in new EU retail finance legislation of more…
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Dariush Yazdani, Global Asset and Wealth Management Research Centre Leader, PwC Luxembourg
June 28, 2022

Most investors plan to stop investing in non-ESG funds

Two-thirds of Europe’s institutional investors plan to stop investing in non-ESG funds by the end of…
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David Claus, CEO of European Depository Bank. Photo: Apex Group.
Asset Servicing
June 27, 2022

Apex’s EDB appoints BNY Mellon's David Claus as CEO 

European Depositary Bank, the Luxembourg-based provider of banking, depositary and custody solutions…
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Right to left: Jan Longeval, Frank Vranken, Jan Vergote, Jurgen Vluijmans and moderator Michaël Van Droogenbroeck. Photo: IO.
Asset Allocation
June 27, 2022

Portfolio Day 2022: ‘Shareholder interests best served in US’

An investment portfolio today should consist predominantly of US assets. Impact investing is…
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MEP Pascal Durand, (France, Renew Europe), the EU Parliament's chief negotiator on CSRD. Photo: EP.
Laws and Regulations
June 27, 2022

EU agrees new CSRD rules to stop green-washing

The European Council and the European Parliament have taken an important step towards the…
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Eurobonds
Products
June 27, 2022

Top 5 Euro Short Term Bond Funds: CapitalAtWork leads

Few asset classes offered protection in this market correction, but investors who chose bonds with…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
June 27, 2022

Chart of the week: 'Growthless'

The Atlanta Fed GDPNow real GDP forecast for the second quarter stands at exactly 0 percent. So no…
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Prof Stephen Van Hecke addressing Investment Officer's 2022 Portfolio Day in Brussels. Photo: IO.
Events
June 24, 2022

‘War in Ukraine is a turning point in European history'

Russia’s attack on Ukraine on 24 February this year is a “turning point and a milestone in European…
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Raymond Frenken, editorial manager of Investment Officer Luxembourg.
Opinion
June 24, 2022

In Flux: A black Bloomsday

Luxembourg has witnessed that European integration still has its limits, even when war rages on…
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Professor Daniel Kahneman at the 2022 Amundi World Investment Forum in Paris. Photo: Amundi
June 23, 2022

Kahneman: better decisions make world a better place

In an interview with Investment Officer, Nobel Economics Prize winner Daniel Kahneman, speaks about…
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Quintet's head office in the centre of Luxembourg town. Photo: IO.
Asset Allocation
June 23, 2022

Quintet still sees long term quality in tech stocks

Quintet Private Bank sees “significant long-term opportunities” in a world that has experienced…
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Federal Reserve
Investing
June 23, 2022

What can stop the Fed?

The Federal Reserve is doing something else than what it says it is doing. At last week’s FOMC…
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The eurosign next to the ECB tower in Frankfurt. Photo: Getty Images.
Investing
June 22, 2022

As Eurozone spreads shrink, ECB gets the benefit of doubt

Increasing variations in interest rates on government bonds the Eurozone have reawakened fears of…
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BlueOrchard CEO Philipp Mueller with a micro-entrepreneur in Lima, Peru. Photo: BlueOrchard
June 22, 2022

Luxembourg picks Schroders as ManCo in climate action

Luxembourg’s Ministry of Finance has chosen asset management firm Schroders and its impact…
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