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July 19, 2022

Modern pension funds embrace ESG as ‘good ancestors’

Social responsibility, sustainability, ESG and SRI are more than buzzwords for the world’s leading…
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Helen Dean, CEO of the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) in the United Kingdom. Photo: Nest.
Asset Managers
July 19, 2022

‘Steward’ Nest seeks high standards in UK pensions

In the United Kingdom, the National Employment Savings Trust, known as Nest, is the country’s…
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July 18, 2022

Fitch affirms AAA rating for Luxembourg

Ratings agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed its assessment of Luxembourg’s government debt with a ‘AAA…
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Products
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'Agri commodities expensive for a long time to come'

The fact that agricultural commodity prices have risen very sharply in recent months does not mean…
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Opinion
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Chart of the week: Negative surprises limit upside potential

Negative surprises put a cap on the upside potential, especially for equities. As a rule, investors…
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News
July 18, 2022

Crisis in Italy brings back fears of eurozone crisis

The eurozone looks increasingly weak. The euro slipped to parity with the dollar last week and a…
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Sector
July 15, 2022

Luxembourg banks post 20% jump in interest income

Rising interest rates and growing balance sheets have led to a rise of 20.1 percent in interest…
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Jurgen Vluijmans, editorial manager of Investment Officer Belgium.
Opinion
July 15, 2022

What can Europe offer investors?

Problems with energy supplies, a perfect storm of geopolitical uncertainty and, in the autumn…
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Asset Managers
July 15, 2022

Oddo BHF AM seeks growth in Luxembourg, Belgium

Germany and France are Oddo BHF Asset Management’s core markets, but the asset manager now wants to…
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Products
July 14, 2022

Top 5 emerging markets: Nordea first, ABN second

After underperforming in the first quarter, the emerging markets index outperformed the MSCI World…
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