Real assets like stocks and real estate are expensive but remain a way to maintain purchasing power. And inflation will remain high. This is BNP Paribas’ outlook as explained by Philippe Gijsels, chief strategist, and Koen De Leus, chief economist. “The …

Just a few weeks after the UN climate conference COP26 in Glasgow, one of the European Commission's most important initiatives in recent years is under fire: the “EU Taxonomy”. The reason is a number of EU Member States that want to admit natural gas - …

Saxo's traditional “Outrageous predictions” for 2021 were right on target, suggesting an extreme rise in inflation in 2021. For next year, the bank is betting on a 15 per cent inflation rate in the US through wage-price spirals. What other self-styled …

The wine world was taken by surprise in 1976: Steven Spurrier, the British wine merchant, had a jury of experts taste a series of French and American wines blind. To everyone's surprise, the United States won gold twice in the categories of Chardonnay …

The base case for AG is one of "normalisation of the economy", moving from a recovering economy to strong GDP growth, rising purchasing power and increased investment, while keeping admittedly higher inflation under control, according to the 2022 Outlook …

Luxembourg’s real estate investment sector has recovered strongly from the economic slowdowns caused by the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic, according to figures released in the Association of the Luxembourg Fund industry’s (ALFI) 15th annual Luxembourg …

Luxembourg is by far the leading EU domicile for environmental funds, according to a new report by PwC (see below). Assets under management in green funds in the Grand Duchy are greater than the combined totals of the next three largest domiciles for …

Qontigo has already built more than ten thousand indices, commissioned by asset owners such as APG and Willis Towers Watson and asset managers such as BlackRock. Institutional investors increasingly want a customised index that is in line with their own …

US politicians will have to raise the debt ceiling again on 15 December to avert the first ever default on US obligations. A so-called “default” puts at risk payment obligations such as interest on debt. Investors are getting very nervous about this. The …

Hugo Lasat has been officially appointed as the new CEO of Degroof Petercam, succeeding Bruno Colmant, who will focus on the private banking activities, thanks to a regulatory green light. With the appointment of Lasat, who led DPAM's institutional …

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Saxo's crazy predictions for 2022

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AG Insurance: economy continues to normalise

ALFI: Luxembourg real estate investment sector shows resilience, strong growth

Luxembourg’s early green investing lead

Qontigo: the builder of more than ten thousand indices

Impending US default puts markets on edge

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