Discussing and agreeing a single and coordinated EU “industry policy” has often been difficult and controversial in Brussels. Yet, all of a sudden, the “i-word” is back in fashion; the European Union should even make it the reason for its existence, …

“The UBS phase is over,” a Quintet banker told me last week. Luxembourg-based Qatari-owned Quintet Private Bank - 2,000 staff in 50 cities - is looking forward to calmer waters after sailing through choppy waters during the last three years. That course …

Last year was another disappointing year for emerging market investors. The MSCI EM index yielded more than the MSCI World index, although the underperformance was less dramatic than in 2021. A summary of key events and a ranking of the five …

With economic growth slowing down in all three of the world’s major economies, investors are best advised to opt for the geographical region with the least messy outlook, leading international economist Mohammed El-Erian has told a Nordic conference. “The …

The oh-so-popular post-war 60/40 portfolio is worn out - passé. So say many asset allocation strategists. The alternative is 60/40/20: equities, bonds and alternatives. Nay, says Zoltan Poszar, strategist at Credit Suisse. The future is the 20/40/20/20 …

A lack of financial literacy and unfamiliarity with digital technologies are key drivers of financial vulnerability and exclusion, Europe’s three financial sector supervisors said in a collective report. Access to digital channels and digital …

Luxembourg-based global private bank Quintet has reshuffled the top leadership of its branches in Luxembourg and Germany following the departures of senior executives Thomas Rodermann and Reinhard Krafft at the end of last year. Rodermann served as …

Dublin-headquartered investment services firm Waystone has emerged as the biggest issuer in the Luxembourg market for Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, or Raifs, a data analysis by Investment Officer Luxembourg shows. Based on public data from …

Unlike the Federal Reserve itself, investors believe the “Fed pivot” moment is approaching rapidly. Forward swaps point to a peak in interest rates of up to five per cent. Some market experts however are “uncomfortable” with the view and don’t exclude a …

Secondary funds are gaining traction in Luxembourg's private equity market. Unlike primary funds, secondary funds invest in assets that have mostly completed their investment periods. Their rising popularity suggests “there is some tension in the market …

Made in Europe: France wants to save EU industry

In Flux: A turning point for Quintet?

Top 5: BlackRock’s emerging market strategy works

El-Erian: ‘The cleanest dirty shirt is in the US’

’The new world order calls for a 20/40/20/20 portfolio’

‘Poor financial literacy drives vulnerability risks, exclusion’

Quintet reshuffles country CEOs as Rodermann, Krafft exit

Waystone emerges as big gorilla in the Raif market

Despite hawkish Fed, markets believe pivot is near

As sign of the times, secondary funds gain traction