Fund selectors are by no means in pause mode around the introduction of the next level of sustainability regulation, now that SFDR level 2 has been postponed by six months. They are busy collecting data, against a background of seemingly increasing …

Investors are increasingly turning to alternative instruments for diversification, risk mitigation and to future-proof their returns, especially given today’s market conditions. This has resulted in surging interest in alternative investments from a wider …

The two oil crises of the 1970s are notorious. In 1973, the oil price went from $3 a barrel to $12 a barrel in two weeks, and in 1979 the oil price rose from $12 a barrel to $33 a barrel. OPEC's power was great in the 1970s. OPEC's market share is now …

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 …

“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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Despite SFDR postponement, providers hard at work

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Economist's view: the oil crisis of 2022

Mr Market: the pandemic is over

Opinion: French-Italian cocktail of cunning for EU

European wealth hits record high, Benelux tops EU millionaires list

Step toward securitisation law reform

Economist's view: the fight against the pigeonholing spirit

All sectors will play part in climate change challenge

Fuss over natural gas and nuclear power in EU taxonomy