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Eltifs are European long-term investment funds.
Private Banks
November 24, 2023

Eltif 2.0 triggers fresh interest in semi-liquid funds

With the official launch of Eltifs 2.0 in early 2024, the private semi-liquid private funds market…
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Events
November 20, 2023

Inflation, AI in focus at IO Outlook Amsterdam event

Investment Officer is organising an event on 30 November at the H’ART Museum in Amsterdam to look…
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Investing
November 20, 2023

Euphoria!

Let me begin by stating my agreement that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates…
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Asset Allocation
November 15, 2023

US inflation data challenges ‘higher for longer’ narrative

The suggestion that the Federal Reserve will maintain elevated interest rates is wavering after…
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Asset Managers
November 15, 2023

Forward rates: the unchallenged prophet

Predicting future interest rates is a favorite activity among economists and strategists, but…
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Asset Allocation
November 14, 2023

Foreign investors defy junk threat in Italy

Italian government bonds face a downgrade to “junk status”. Nevertheless, after years, the interest…
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Sector
November 14, 2023

Dutch pension funds grapple with high private equity fees

Dutch pension funds are striving to address concerns about the high performance fees they pay to…
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Peter de Coensel, CEO at DPAM.
Asset Managers
November 9, 2023

Bond market revival brings back the vigilantes

Bonds are now recognised as a legitimate investment alternative, long overdue for acknowledgment…
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Investing
November 9, 2023

iShares leads in ETF sales, ahead of Amundi, Vanguard

BlackRock’s iShares topped the charts as the best-selling ETF promoter in Europe for October…
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Investing
November 8, 2023

Make America Great Again 2.0

In a thought-provoking piece from May 2018, I penned a commentary here titled ‘Make America Great…
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