Invesco, an asset management firm with a Luxembourg presence in Kirchberg, Invesco Management S.A., said it has expanded its Benelux operation with the hire of a new ETF sales manager. Jolien Brouwer has joined the Invesco Benelux team as ETF sales …

When it comes to the prospect of a recession, and a possible prolonged period of stagflation, the jury is still out, even in Europe. Although in agreement on a deteriorating economic outlook, major asset managers such as BLI, Pictet and JP Morgan hold …

Most research papers on inflation focus on the period from 1950, after World War II, or from the 1980s after former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker destroyed inflation with a mighty series of interest rate hikes. Yet these periods offer less information than …

This week’s relative calm in equity and bond markets is in stark contrast with last month’s turbulence. Investors appear to have put concerns over the war in Ukraine on hold for a while. Some market experts warn however that “sentiment may be too …

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor, releasing its eagerly anticipated guidance for investment funds exposed to Russia, has outlined a range of segregation options to handle stranded assets in Russia. Funds also were reminded to assess if they are …

New options for trading securitised debt products are available in Luxembourg after its parliament approved long-awaited amendments to its securitisation law. In a podcast interview with Investment Officer, Harneys’ counsel and securitisation lawyer …

Financial sanctions against Russia and the exposure of investment funds to Russian assets were widely discussed at the 2022 European Asset Management Conference in Luxembourg, hosted by the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, or Alfi, on 22-23 …

During the brief period between the release of most Covid-19 measures and the start of the war in Ukraine, inflation was the order of the day. And although we currently live in a more complex and visibly less global world, inflation still seems to be the …

The first quarter of 2022 was one of the toughest in decades for investors with a neutrally balanced portfolio, writes Bloomberg on the basis of its own data. The S&P 500 fell by 4.9 percent, US treasuries lost 5.6 percent and investment grade even fell …

Sanctions imposed on companies and individuals in Russia and Belarus have triggered concerns that crypto-currencies offer an escape route to circumvent them. Insiders argued that these concerns are unjustified, although crypto sceptics argue that “we …

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