Erik Breen

Innovatie
Investing
May 28, 2025

Dutch cooperative offers alternative to Luxembourg fund toolbox

New evergreen fund for Dutch private clients launched as cooperative, not as RAIF or Eltif.
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Reuben John, managing director at WTax.
Expert Panel
May 28, 2025

WTax: Vivendi case shows it pays to watch your tax exposure

Standardized tax recovery processes often miss non-routine events, such as spin-offs. The Vivendi…
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Degroof Petercam's offices in Luxembourg. Photo: IO.
Asset Servicing
May 27, 2025

DPAS name disappears as Indosuez rebrands fund services unit

Degroof Petercam Asset Services (DPAS), a key service provider to Luxembourg’s fund industry, will…
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Nassim Nicolas Taleb
Investing
May 27, 2025

For Nassim Taleb, averages are utterly meaningless

Nassim Taleb explains why averages, correlations, and diversification fail investors—and why modern…
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Choy van der Hooft-Cheong, hoofd wealth management bij ABN Amro
Wealth Managers
May 27, 2025

ABN Amro doubles private banking threshold in the Netherlands, repositions in Belgium

ABN Amro is raising the entry threshold for private banking in the Netherlands from 500,000 to 1…
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Han de Jong
Opinion
May 27, 2025

More defense spending, fewer rules

Is Europe’s defense push justified? Han de Jong questions rising military budgets and the EU’s long…
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Milan. Photo: Alexandr Hovhannisyan/Unsplash
Asset Managers
May 26, 2025

Wealth migration fuels Milan’s rise as investment launchpad

Southern Europe is rapidly emerging as a serious contender for global wealth, as high-net-worth…
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Edmond de Rothschild office.
News
May 26, 2025

Edmond de Rothschild convicted of money laundering, fined €25 mln

In a landmark judgment with international resonance, a Luxembourg district court has, for the first…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
May 26, 2025

Chart of the week: and then there were nine

Moody’s, the last of the major credit rating agencies to do so, has stripped the United States of…
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Foto
Wealth Managers
May 23, 2025

Wealth management clients are satisfied but seek specialization

Wealth managers enjoy exceptionally high levels of client satisfaction worldwide, yet nearly one…
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Henrik Pfitzenmaier, Pexels
Expert Panel
May 23, 2025

Morningstar: Loomis Sayles versus Ninety One in global emerging markets corporate bonds

Emerging-market corporate bonds slumped in early 2025, yet analyst-rated strategies from Loomis…
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Afbeelding van Chris Sansbury via Pixabay
Asset Allocation
May 22, 2025

ING to offer Eltifs to Dutch, Belgian clients by year-end

ING plans to begin offering one or more Eltif funds for private banking clients in the Netherlands…
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Patrick Thomson, Emea CEO at JP Morgan Asset Management, speaking on Monday in London. Photo: JPM AM.
Asset Allocation
May 22, 2025

Europe’s shift revives case for active investing, says J.P. Morgan

At its London media summit, J.P. Morgan Asset Management underlined Europe’s bright prospects and…
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Ellen Stiene, market head North America and the Caribbean at TMF Group. Photo: TMF.
Transfers
May 22, 2025

Transfers: updates from TMF Group, FNZ, Deloitte and Linklaters

This week’s overview of executive appointments in and around Luxembourg includes updates from TMF…
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