Investment Officer Luxembourg

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other career news includes updates from State Street, Amundi, Fundcraft, LCEL, and Arendt & Medernach.

Ambitious growth plans for J.P. Morgan Private Bank in the Benelux mirror the broader trend of consolidation in private banking, highlighting industry-wide expansions and strategic transformations in the low countries.

While tourists flock to locations steeped in history, investors take the opposite approach; they flock to locations focused on the future.

Transcript of the interview with Esma Chair Verena Ross.

ING plans to extend its private banking and wealth management services to countries outside the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg.

The SEC’s push for transparency in private markets was dealt a severe blow by a U.S. court ruling last week.

The stock markets have had a fantastic rally. And while I am all for rising prices, it has also been a bit boring at times. But with the latest set of macro figures, things are getting a bit more exciting again, with a likely good outcome as a result.

I have regularly been called a “permabear” over the past 12 months, if not longer. Because even though the US economy in particular was steaming ahead, the chances of a recession have never been zero, in my opinion. 

Caution is required when selecting stocks of European listed companies as the European Union works on a policy to promote strategic autonomy in response to a rapidly changing geopolitical environment. Part 2 in our special series on geopolitics and investing.

Bonds issued by some of the world’s poorest countries have enjoyed a robust start to 2024, despite the backdrop of elevated US interest rates.