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February 4, 2022

'No, inflation is not temporary'

The effects of the inflation wave crashing over the Eurozone and especially in the US are not temporary. As high energy prices persist and second-round effects  still have to find their way into the economy, analysts question the ECB's reluctance to …
February 4, 2022
Sector

Bitcoin's footprint challenged

As digital assets are in focus for investors, there is a less visible, less shiny side to at least the Bitcoin story. While the total potential number of Bitcoins is fixed at 21 million, they haven’t all been created yet. New Bitcoins can be 'mined' …
February 4, 2022
Laws and Regulations

Brexit: little change so far

There has been scant divergence from EU financial sector rules in the two years since the UK left the EU. Nor are there many clear future policy proposals. Hence little has changed for Luxembourg players marketing into the UK. Could 2022 be the year when …
February 3, 2022

ECB changes its tone on inflation

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday declined to rule out a hike in interest rates this year as costs of living in the eurozone are rising faster than expected. Lagarde said the March and June meetings of the ECB's governing …
February 3, 2022
Asset Managers

Listening to stakeholders brings best shareholder value

It is a well-known fact: supertankers do not change their course easily. But once the decision is made on the bridge, the change of course is pushed with significant force and mass. Take BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager. It lagged behind in …
February 3, 2022
Laws and Regulations

A surging virtual assets market awaits regulation

Luxembourg companies from small to large are taking strides in the realm of virtual assets. This market is still under construction and regulatory and infrastructural elements are still pending. Several companies were represented at the recent Luxembourg …
February 2, 2022

Luxembourg, Austria set to challenge EU on gas, nuclear

The European Commission on Wednesday set a four-month legal clock ticking by presenting its widely discussed plans to recognise natural gas and nuclear power as sustainable fuels during the coming decades. Luxembourg and Austria fiercely oppose the plan …
February 2, 2022
Opinion,Wealth Managers

'Wealthtech needs humans'

As the asset management industry embraces wealthtech, its business model has suddenly become very scalable. That also explains the interest of private equity, writes Han Dieperink in his column for Investment Officer this week. UBS has purchased …
February 2, 2022
Asset Managers

Cybercrime: funds, pensions seen as prime target 

The NATO-Russia dispute over Ukraine is fought on many boards at once. In addition to the threat of a ground war, disinformation campaigns and cyber attacks are deployed. The financial sector is particularly vulnerable. Attacks on financial service …
February 1, 2022
Investing

'Tiger in the green'

As the year of the tiger starts, it is time to get excited about Chinese equities, writes InvestmentOfficer/FondsNieuws columnist Han Dieperink. Today, the year of the tiger starts. A year ago at the start of the year of the ox, it was time to swap …