Investment Officer Luxembourg

The energy sector serves as a safe haven during periods of geopolitical turmoil and is showing greater investment discipline. However, an increasing oil supply is dampening short-term expectations.

Anti-money laundering compliance has become a defining test for Luxembourg’s investment sector. At a closed-door AML/CFT conference on 28 March, the CSSF warned of persistent governance gaps, just as EU reforms raise the bar for compliance.

In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan became known for his hardline stance against the Soviet Union—a strategy that ultimately contributed to the end of the Cold War. Today, we see Donald Trump adopting a similarly confrontational approach, but this time on the economic battlefield.

Even those expected to back Trump’s tariff move are responding with unease. Over the weekend, that unease turned to hostility.

At the current rate of production, known gold reserves will be exhausted in roughly twenty years. Finding new sources will only become more expensive, but in the meantime, mining company stocks are performing exceptionally well. The gold miners index on Wall Street gained more than 40 percent over the past twelve months.

This week marked the 22nd edition of the Mining Forum Europe in Zurich. For a long time, it was an insider-only event mainly attended by mining companies, but with the recent surge in the gold price, there was much more room this time for a broader, macro-driven perspective.

The 2025 stock market got off to a turbulent start. The once unwavering confidence in U.S. equities—particularly the Magnificent 7—is beginning to show cracks. At the same time, European and Chinese stock markets have surged out of the gate, a scenario few investors anticipated at the end of 2024, given the prevailing narrative of American exceptionalism.

Vincent Juvyns will join ING Belgium as chief investment strategist on 15 April, after twelve years at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.