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January 10, 2022
Investing,Opinion

Mr Market: the pandemic is over

So goes January, so goes the year, it is sometimes said. If so, Mr Market has decided that the Covid-19 pandemic is behind us. This has investment implications: the long duration narrative will fade into the background, and "real economy" stocks will …
January 10, 2022
Asset Managers,Opinion

Opinion: French-Italian cocktail of cunning for EU

“Never waste a good crisis” is an English expression that you can safely leave to the French and Italians. In the political “no man's land of Christmas”, and moreover shortly after Angela Merkel stepped down as Chancellor and on the eve of the French …
January 10, 2022
Asset Managers

European wealth hits record high, Benelux tops EU millionaires list

European wealth reached unprecedented levels last year and is increasingly concentrated among families whose capital returns continue to outpace flagging economic growth during the pandemic, said a new report by a Zurich-based think tank. Luxembourg, the …
January 6, 2022
Asset Managers

Step toward securitisation law reform

Luxembourg is ranked third in the eurozone for securitisation business, and this is set for a boost when a long-awaited reform of the law is passed, hopefully in the first half of this year. Although largely technical in nature, industry players are …
January 6, 2022
Asset Allocation,Investing

Economist's view: the fight against the pigeonholing spirit

An equity portfolio can be approached in various ways. There is a division between domestic shares and foreign shares, or a division based on market capitalisation with the three categories largecaps, midcaps and smallcaps. And there are distributions …
January 6, 2022
Products

All sectors will play part in climate change challenge

La Financière de l'Echiquier's climate impact fund has just celebrated its first anniversary. It is aimed at companies in all sectors that want to significantly reduce their emissions. The company argues that those who want to create climate impact should …
January 5, 2022
Laws and Regulations

Fuss over natural gas and nuclear power in EU taxonomy

On the last day of the year, the European Commission secretly circulated a plan to classify the fossil fuel natural gas and nuclear power as ‘sustainable’ investments. It seems the Commission will not publicly consult on this plan - the second chapter of …
January 4, 2022
Investing,Opinion

Economist's view: five lessons from 2021

The nice thing about the investment profession is that creativity is more important than striving for perfection. Striving for a perfect world runs the risk of chasing the market. By selecting investments in which all the good news is discounted, a …
January 4, 2022

Luxembourg names first female finance minister

Luxembourg has named Yuriko Backes as its new finance minister, replacing former finance minister Pierre Gramegna. She is the first woman to occupy the role. Backes is formerly the Chief of the Grand Ducal Household. Prior to that, Backes served head of …
January 4, 2022
Investing

Top 5 Energy stocks: Schroders in the lead

Energy sector equities are having a good year. In recent years, however, investors in the sector have had a rough time of it. With the rise of sustainable investing and the greater awareness that the world needs to move away from fossil fuels to put an …