Anja Corbijn

China stock exchange
Investing
June 16, 2022

China bucks trend with money market inflows during Q1

Net assets of worldwide investment funds decreased by 2.5 percent in the first quarter as the…
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The Federal Reserve building in Washington. Photo by Rafael Sandana, CC via Flickr.
News
June 16, 2022

Federal Reserve attacks inflation with 75bp rate hike

The US central bank on Wednesday evening announced t that it would raise the benchmark interest rate…
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Niall Ferguson addressing the 2022 Amundi World Investment Forum in Paris. Photo: Amundi.
Asset Allocation
June 16, 2022

A rerun of the 1970s requires a profound rethink

It’s not difficult to compare today’s era to the 1970s. An energy crisis, a hot war, a cold war…
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ECB headquarters in Frankfurt. Photo: ECB.
June 15, 2022

'Defending eurozone spreads clears path for rate hikes'

Following an emergency meeting of its governing council, the European Central Bank on Wednesday said…
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Hadewych Kuiper, managing director at Triodos Investment Management.
Laws and Regulations
June 15, 2022

Green funds: ‘omission’ in AIFMD2 to hurt impact funds

Alarmed efforts by European green and microfinance fund providers, led by Dutch firms Triodos and…
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LAFO-LPEA Panel: What's in the mind of FO in 2022?
Family Offices
June 15, 2022

Multi-family office approach ‘correct answer to the market’

Family wealth managers are more and more challenged by demands placed on them by digitalisation…
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uclear power plant in Doel, Belgium. Photo via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
Laws and Regulations
June 14, 2022

EU Taxonomy at risk as MEPs reject nuclear, gas

Members of the European Parliament on Tuesday rejected a proposal by the European Commission to…
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Luxembourg's freeport. Photo: Lux-hsh.com
News
June 14, 2022

Luxembourg freezes €210 mln in Russian freeport assets

Assets worth over 200 million euros stored at Luxembourg’s freeport, formally known as High-Security…
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ETF. Image: gotcredit.com via Flickr
Investing
June 14, 2022

European ETF inflows remain ‘far below’ 12-month average

Firms promoting Exchange Traded Funds in Europe have reported 2.5 billion euro in net inflows for…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
June 14, 2022

Graph of the week: the ECB's impossible task

Even before the European Central Bank has ended the current buying programme, ECB members are…
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Raymond Frenken, editorial manager of Investment Officer Luxembourg.
Opinion
June 14, 2022

In Flux: Who’s afraid of private equity?

Is private equity, like Amundi’s Chief Investment Officer Vincent Mortier recently said, a Ponzi…
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Terry Smith, Chief Investment Officer at Fundsmith. Photo: Fundsmith.
Asset Allocation
June 13, 2022

Britain's Warren Buffett: 'Doing nothing is hard'

British asset manager Fundsmith follows a simple strategy: invest in strong companies, don’t pay too…
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Ukraine flag. Photo by Max Kukurudziak via Unsplash CC BY 2.,0
News
June 13, 2022

War, economic downturn hurt fund sales

Firms selling Ucits and alternative investment funds are experiencing a downturn linked to the dire…
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Hillary Clinton at the 2022 Amundi World Investment Forum in Paris.
News
June 10, 2022

'We are in a struggle between authoritarianism and democracy'

Hillary Clinton, former US State Secretary, took the stage on Friday at the 2022 Amundi World…
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