No less than four of the five wealthiest municipalities in Belgium are located in the Province of Luxembourg, which borders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. This Belgian province—particularly its border areas—has been identified as an attractive growth …

Le président de la Fed, Jerome Powell, n’en fait aucun mystère : avec ses collègues, il souhaite ramener les taux d’intérêt au niveau magique, mais impossible à définir, qu’est le taux neutre. Et pour étayer ce discours, les membres du FOMC ont intégré …

Interest in water funds, like sustainable investing more broadly, has recently waned among investors. This marks a departure from the peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw significant inflows. Although there are more than 40 different funds in this …

Europe’s equity market is increasingly viewed as a neglected corner of global investing—overshadowed, overlooked, and unloved. Vincent Mortier, group chief investment officer at Amundi, summed it up: “Europe has become like China, a kind of forgotten …

This week’s overview of transfers and appointments in the fund and asset management community in and outside Luxembourg includes updates from Goodwin, DWS, Abrdn, Neuberger Berman, Taskize, and others. Codrina Constantinescu Codrina Constantinescu has …

Germany’s decision to hold early elections on 23 February could reshape its economic and fiscal policies, with potential implications for German Bunds’ role as Europe’s fiscal anchor. In times of uncertainty, investors have historically turned to Bunds, …

Europe’s ambitions for a fully integrated financial market have long been hindered by fragmentation, particularly in tax policies. Tanguy van de Werve, director general of Efama, has called for renewed urgency in addressing this systemic obstacle. For Van …

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) on Monday published a roadmap that proposes 11 October 2027 as the date for the European Union to adopt a T+1 securities settlement cycle, cutting the time between trade execution and settlement from …

Many central banks have begun lowering policy interest rates. The aim is to counteract economic slowdowns or even a potential recession. When both short- and long-term interest rates are consistently below the nominal growth rate of the economy, the …

Asset managers are scrambling to rebrand their sustainable investment funds as stepped-up regulatory crackdowns on greenwashing risk deepening fragmentation in the industry, experts warned at the Morningstar Sustainalytics conference in Amsterdam. …

Province of Luxembourg: a promising field for private bankers

Chart of the week: L’inflation, mais laquelle ?

Morningstar: interest in water funds declines

Europe’s forgotten market: can unloved investments stage a comeback?

Transfer Thursday: Goodwin, DWS, Abrdn, Neuberger Berman, Taskize

The traditional anchor status of German Bunds is under pressure

Efama chief urges EU action on taxes to unify markets

Esma roadmap sets 11 October 2027 for T+1 transition in EU

A new era of financial repression

Sustainable funds rush to rebrand amid greenwashing crackdown