The final quarter of a stock market year that many investors were keen to put behind them was marked by a number of notable and abrupt changes. Only one global equity fund, the Gavekal Global Equities Fund, managed to close the year with a double-digit …

Individual autocrats in Russia and China as well as at a number of top global technology firms pose a severe risk to geopolitical and economic stability in our world this year, the Eurasia Group says in its report on top risks for 2023. This global …

The euro saw a 20-year low against the US dollar in 2022. With the ECB catching up with the Federal Reserve, investors are counting on a comeback for the European currency. Currency specialists, however, are divided. Unprecedented inflation levels steered …

Luxembourg’s financial supervisors are preparing for tough scrutiny of the annual reports that firms will produce in the coming months. The 2022 reports are required to elaborate in detail on the impact of climate change, on the financial fallout from the …

Perhaps the most contentious development in Luxembourg’s fund management ecosystem this year was the order to management firms, issued by supervisor CSSF, to report back on the costs of investment funds and look at becoming more efficient. Investment fund …

Luxembourg branches of investment firms and financial institutions headquartered elsewhere in the European Union from this year onwards will have to ask their auditors to produce an independent report on measures taken to prevent money laundering and the …

Uncertainty regarding monetary policy, inflation, and the pace at which the climate crisis is worsening are known factors that will determine the shape of investment charts in 2023. On top of that, the risk exists that an unexpected event will leave its …

Infrastructure has become one of the topics we pay frequent attention to. It’s remarkable how often it comes up. But of you think about it, the global need for infrastructure investment, the attention paid by the political classes, the importance of the …

Tokenisation has served as the “acceptable face” of blockchain, with its association with cryptocurrency, with its slightly tawdry reputation. While critics say that using blockchain over a simpler tech solution involves spending unnecessary money, time …

Luxembourg’s international status as a hub for alternative investments and private equity this year was reinforced as institutional investors sought stability as global equity and bond markets were taking a beating by surging inflation and rising interest …

Top 5 global equity funds: only one shows double-digits

‘Rogue Russia’, ‘Maximum Xi’ are top geopolitics risks

Euro comeback draws mixed reviews

Climate reporting: ‘Boilerplates not welcome’

IO Top Stories for 2022: Financial Regulation

CSSF orders foreign branches to report AML setup

IO experts expect uncertainty, perhaps greater than ever

IO Top Stories for 2022: Infrastructure funds

IO Top Stories for 2022: Tokenisation finds many uses

IO Top Stories for 2022: Alternatives and PE