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A BMW manufacturing plant in Leipzig, Germany. Photo: BMW CC BY-SA 2.0 de
News
July 5, 2022

First German trade deficit in 31 years shows EU’s vulnerability

Germany has unexpectedly reported its first trade deficit since 1991. The reversal of the trade…
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Nick Ring, CEO Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Asset Managers
July 4, 2022

BMO GAM Emea rebrands as Columbia Threadneedle

US asset manager Columbia Threadneedle on Monday said it has completed the rebranding of the…
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Andrew Balls, CIO Global Fixed Income at Pimco. Photo: Pimco.
Investing
July 4, 2022

Pimco: next five years will be anything but normal

The global macro environment will continue to be anything but normal over the next five years…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
July 4, 2022

Chart of the week: A sudden halt to spending

German consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level ever, it became clear last week. Never…
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A green maze. Photo by Benjamin Elliott on Unsplash.
News
July 1, 2022

‘Lack of taxonomy harmonisation leads to fragmentation’

The sustainable fund market in Luxembourg and other European fund domiciles has continued its strong…
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There is no planet B. Photo by Markus Spiske via Unsplash CC BY 2.0
Opinion
July 1, 2022

Grow to fight climate crisis

More economic growth means more population growth, according to Thomas Malthus. The demographer and…
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Raymond Frenken, editorial manager of Investment Officer Luxembourg.
Opinion
July 1, 2022

In Flux: Industry 4.0 as the ‘new Ucits’

In Luxembourg’s financial sector, ‘the new Ucits’ is an informal but widely recognised label that…
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Left to right: Moderator Alexandre Hector, KPMG; Tom Slocock, iCapital; Manuel San Salvador, Antwort; and Olivier Dauman, Indosuez. Photo: LPEA.
Investing
June 30, 2022

Wider access to private equity for HNWIs not without risk

Private Equity in the coming years is set to attract a wider range of investors, in particular those…
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Tanguy van de Werve, EFAMA
Laws and Regulations
June 29, 2022

Efama calls for tax action to shield savers from inflation

Europe’s asset management industry on Wednesday called on governments across Europe to take…
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The price of carbon allowances plummeted in Europe against the backdrop of the escalating Russian-Ukrainian war, lowering the cost of carbon emissions for the EU's most polluting companies. That fall has since been rapidly reversed.
Products
June 29, 2022

Carbon emission funds ‘look comfortable’ for next decade

While most asset classes are recording double-digit losses this year, one corner of the market is…
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