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Opinion
February 2, 2022

'Wealthtech needs humans'

As the asset management industry embraces wealthtech, its business model has suddenly become very…
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Investing
January 11, 2022

Economist's view: the oil crisis of 2022

The two oil crises of the 1970s are notorious. In 1973, the oil price went from $3 a barrel to $12 a…
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Investing
January 10, 2022

Mr Market: the pandemic is over

So goes January, so goes the year, it is sometimes said. If so, Mr Market has decided that the Covid…
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Emmanuel Macron and Mario Draghi (2019 archive photo)
Asset Managers
January 10, 2022

Opinion: French-Italian cocktail of cunning for EU

“Never waste a good crisis” is an English expression that you can safely leave to the French and…
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Investing
January 4, 2022

Economist's view: five lessons from 2021

The nice thing about the investment profession is that creativity is more important than striving…
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Sustainability returns
Investing
January 3, 2022

Economist's view: what does sustainability cost?

2021 was the third year in a row where sustainable investors outperformed non-sustainable investors…
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Surprised
Opinion
December 29, 2021

Economist's view: the ten surprises of 2021

Every year there are surprises at the trade fair, although there seem to have been more in 2021. A…
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President Biden, December 2021
Opinion
December 23, 2021

Economist's view: Less liquidity weighs down inflation

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin wants to vote against President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better…
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Opinion
December 17, 2021

Economist's view: the importance of China in the portfolio

While browsing through all the predictions for next year, I noticed that hardly anyone dares to put…
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Balanced portfolio 
Opinion
December 9, 2021

Economist's view: balanced portfolio does not protect now

Since the 1980s, a balanced portfolio has been a great alternative to a full – highly offensive –…
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Choosing Luxembourg over commuting

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