Mike Gordon

Euro notes in a suitcase. Photo: iStock.
Asset Managers
April 29, 2024

AML efforts stymied by lack of qualified staff, PwC finds

Despite constant new regulations and sophisticated technology, one of the main reasons why money…
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Yeldo's Varedo project
Asset Managers
April 19, 2024

Yeldo business model based on Luxembourg Raifs, securitisation

Among the recently registered AIFs in the CSSF’s AIF Identifiers dataset is “Yeldo Varedo S.C. SP”…
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Luxembourg. Photo by TheTurducken via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
April 9, 2024

Launching Raifs as sub-funds is the new new thing in Luxembourg

Raifs have been one of the most successful investment vehicles for Luxembourg. Part of their appeal…
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Retail investment strategy panel, Alfi
Asset Managers
March 27, 2024

EU retail strategy spurs fund industry reflection on value

The amended EU proposals for a retail investment strategy have spurred asset managers to reflect on…
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Emmanuel Gutton and Silke Bernard at Alfi Eltif panel
Asset Managers
March 25, 2024

Another 40 Eltif funds in the pipeline, say experts

Some 40 new Eltif funds, enabling European retail investors to put their money in private markets…
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Tim, Harford, Boaz Yaari, Dave Sparvell, at Swissquote Investment Day
Asset Managers
March 22, 2024

Swissquote seeks to democratise securities lending

When investors buy a company’s share, conventionally, they hope for the stock value to climb and…
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Marco Zwick, CSSF director. Photo: ALFI.
Laws and Regulations
March 19, 2024

CSSF: Eltif 2 approvals proceeding smoothly, despite RTS delay

Approvals of new European Long-Term Investment Funds in Luxembourg are proceeding smoothly, despite…
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Stephanie Yon-Courtin, member of the European Parliament - Renew Europe, France, vice president of the ECON committee. Photo: European Parliament.
Asset Managers
March 18, 2024

EP set for push to greenlight retail investment reform

The EU’s retail investment package will come up for a vote at the Parliament’s Committee on Economic…
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Henrik Blohm, BLI
Asset Managers
March 12, 2024

BLI: Small, mid-cap investments create most shareholder value

With so much media and public attention focussed on large-cap companies like any of the Magnificent…
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CSSF's headquarters on Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Max Severijns.
Sector
March 5, 2024

CSSF: crypto funds are for well-informed investors, not for retail

Luxembourg’s financial regulator CSSF has updated its guidance for the crypto investment landscape…
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Laurent Mosar, CSV parliamentarian
Sector
February 27, 2024

Luxembourg banks seen as nonchalant on cyber compliance

Luxembourg’s financial sector grapples with a stark wake-up call as concerns mount over its…
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The BCEE/Spuerkees head office in the centre of Luxembourg. Photo: BCEE.
Wealth Managers
February 23, 2024

Spuerkeess ditches transfer agents in Euroclear outsourcing

Major domestic Luxembourg bank Spuerkeess will move the majority of its fund portfolio to Euroclear…
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Nigeria presents tax convention resolution
February 12, 2024

UN tax convention seeks inclusive and more effective rules

A global effort to strengthen the international tax process to make it more fully inclusive and more…
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Quintet event on the real estate
Asset Managers
February 7, 2024

Hopes for real estate sector revival risk disappointment

Those who make money in Luxembourg’s real estate sector are still in shock after the arrival in this…
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