Investing

Jeroen Blokland
Investing
November 20, 2023

Euphoria!

Let me begin by stating my agreement that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates…
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Asset Allocation
November 15, 2023

US inflation data challenges ‘higher for longer’ narrative

The suggestion that the Federal Reserve will maintain elevated interest rates is wavering after…
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Dimensional Fund Advisors is based in Austin, Texas. Photo: Roy Niswanger via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Asset Managers
November 15, 2023

Forward rates: the unchallenged prophet

Predicting future interest rates is a favorite activity among economists and strategists, but…
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Asset Allocation
November 14, 2023

Foreign investors defy junk threat in Italy

Italian government bonds face a downgrade to “junk status”. Nevertheless, after years, the interest…
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Sector
November 14, 2023

Dutch pension funds grapple with high private equity fees

Dutch pension funds are striving to address concerns about the high performance fees they pay to…
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Peter de Coensel, CEO at DPAM.
Asset Managers
November 9, 2023

Bond market revival brings back the vigilantes

Bonds are now recognised as a legitimate investment alternative, long overdue for acknowledgment…
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Luxembourg is the second-largest hub for Exchange Traded Funds in Europe, following Ireland. Photo Marco Versch via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
Investing
November 9, 2023

iShares leads in ETF sales, ahead of Amundi, Vanguard

BlackRock’s iShares topped the charts as the best-selling ETF promoter in Europe for October…
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Investing
November 8, 2023

Make America Great Again 2.0

In a thought-provoking piece from May 2018, I penned a commentary here titled ‘Make America Great…
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Claus Mansfelft, president of LPEA and chairman of SwanCap Luxembourg. Photo: Swancap.
Investing
November 6, 2023

‘Facebook Effect’ in Luxembourg reshapes private equity in EU

Amid the sustained growth of Luxembourg’s private markets, propelled by ongoing onshoring and the…
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CVC Capital Partners' office in Luxembourg. Photo: CBRE.
News
November 2, 2023

CVC Capital now eyes 2024 for new attempt to go public

Luxembourg-headquartered CVC Capital Partners, one of Europe’s biggest private equity firms, on…
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