Erik Breen

Luxembourg set to brace any financial turmoil 2023 may bring
Investing
January 9, 2023

Luxembourg confident it can weather any turmoil in 2023

Geopolitical uncertainty, rising interest rates, more stringent sustainability requirements…
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Globes at the National Geographic store in London. Photo via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
January 6, 2023

Top 5 global equity funds: only one shows double-digits

The final quarter of a stock market year that many investors were keen to put behind them was marked…
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Vladimir Putin meeting with Xi Jinping at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. Photo via Wikipedia CC-BY-4.0
Investing
January 5, 2023

‘Rogue Russia’, ‘Maximum Xi’ are top geopolitics risks

Individual autocrats in Russia and China as well as at a number of top global technology firms pose…
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Euro comeback draws mixed reviews
January 4, 2023

Euro comeback draws mixed reviews

The euro saw a 20-year low against the US dollar in 2022. With the ECB catching up with the Federal…
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Luxembourg fund managers ordered to review costs and fees
Supervision
January 4, 2023

Climate reporting: ‘Boilerplates not welcome’

Luxembourg’s financial supervisors are preparing for tough scrutiny of the annual reports that firms…
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IO Top Stories from 2022: Financial Regulation
Laws and Regulations
January 3, 2023

IO Top Stories for 2022: Financial Regulation

Perhaps the most contentious development in Luxembourg’s fund management ecosystem this year was the…
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CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Supervision
January 3, 2023

CSSF orders foreign branches to report AML setup

Luxembourg branches of investment firms and financial institutions headquartered elsewhere in the…
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What our experts expect? Uncertainty, perhaps greater than ever
Sector
January 2, 2023

IO experts expect uncertainty, perhaps greater than ever

Uncertainty regarding monetary policy, inflation, and the pace at which the climate crisis is…
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Infrastructure. Photo by Renato Marques at Unsplash CC BY 2.0
Products
December 30, 2022

IO Top Stories for 2022: Infrastructure funds

Infrastructure has become one of the topics we pay frequent attention to. It’s remarkable how often…
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The Clapton Residence in Luxembourg, BlocHome's pilot project. Photo: BlocHome.
Technology
December 29, 2022

IO Top Stories for 2022: Tokenisation finds many uses

Tokenisation has served as the “acceptable face” of blockchain, with its association with…
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Private equity. Photo by Jernej Furman, CC BY 2.0 via Flickr.
Wealth Managers
December 28, 2022

IO Top Stories for 2022: Alternatives and PE

Luxembourg’s international status as a hub for alternative investments and private equity this year…
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There is no planet B. Photo by Markus Spiske via Unsplash CC BY 2.0
December 27, 2022

IO Top Stories for 2022: Sustainable Investing

As the year ends, asset managers across Europe are anticipating the launch of even more stringent…
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Sector
December 26, 2022

The 10 most downloaded market reports in 2022

In a year when war broke out in Ukraine, the S&P 500 lost about 20 percent of its value, the US…
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Asset Allocation
December 23, 2022

Top 5 Shares Europe Cyclicals: JPMorgan Value Fund leads

Europe’s economy is heading for recession. The war in Ukraine, an energy crisis, rising inflation…
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