Mike Gordon

Stefan Berger, MiCA rapporteur celebrates the adoption of his report in Strasbourg.
Technology
April 20, 2023

Crypto assets: EU’s MiCA law aims to end ‘wild west’

For Luxembourg’s crypto community, Thursday’s adoption of the MiCA regulation in the European…
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Crypto. Photo via Unsplash
Technology
April 18, 2023

EU crypto-asset regulation coming up for vote

Europe’s long-awaited Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation is finally coming up for a vote this…
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Maxime Budzin, Clifford Chance
Asset Managers
April 17, 2023

Reverse hybrid rules playing major role in funds

The Luxembourg government clarified its application of the reverse hybrid rule in the EU’s second…
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Alexanddre Goossens, PwC Luxembourg
Asset Managers
April 14, 2023

No policy needed on Reifs: market experts respond to ECB proposal

A recent European Central Bank study calling for a regulatory framework to address instability in…
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Tarun Nagpal, founder of S64.
Asset Managers
April 6, 2023

S64’s Nagpal sees Europe as ‘next frontier’ for retail private equity

The traditional private equity world has realised only in the past two years that creating products…
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Clifford Chance's Maxime Budzin and Andrius Bielinis at the firm's fund event.
Laws and Regulations
April 5, 2023

Funds face ATAD-3, Pillar II collateral damage

The Luxembourg financial community is concerned that schemes such as ATAD-3, which targets shell…
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Tanguy Van de Werve, director-general at the European Fund and Asset Management Association EFAMA.
Wealth Managers
March 31, 2023

Efama: Eltif 2.0 contains solutions to liquidity issues

Europe’s fund and asset management organisation Efama, active in the development of the updated…
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John Kerry. Photo by Ralph Alswang via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Asset Managers
March 30, 2023

John Kerry has a message for Luxembourg finance

The impending climate crisis is claiming ever-more attention on the political level. Part of the…
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ESG investors keep eye on long term, despite ‘perma-crisis’
Sector
March 28, 2023

ESG investors focus on horizon, despite perma-crisis

The focus on sustainable investing has faded somewhat, with the drumbeat of crisis after crisis…
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Alfi 2023 panel on crypto and tokenisation
Asset Managers
March 21, 2023

Appeal of digital raises doubts on implementation

The first day of the 2023 ALFI European Asset Management Conference heard from the head of the…
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Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union
Asset Managers
March 21, 2023

Investment professionals face critics over inducements

As the European Union considers banning inducements (aka kickbacks) for investment advice as part of…
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Luxembourg traffic signal. Photo via Wikimedia CC-BY-2.0
Asset Servicing
March 20, 2023

Financial sector staff face increased stress - union

Luxembourg’s banks, one of the biggest employers in Luxembourg’s financial sector, are engaging in…
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Clifford Chance's Emmanuel-Frédéric Henrion and Marie Preat speaking at the firm's March 2023 global funds conference in Luxembourg.
Investing
March 17, 2023

Lack of liquidity not seen as show-stopper for Eltif 2.0

Luxembourg is strongly enthusiastic about the prospects of the new Eltif 2.0 regime as experts here…
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Cross-border distribution of funds: ManCos fear ‘gold plating’
Laws and Regulations
March 14, 2023

Cross-border distribution of funds: ManCos fear gold plating

Luxembourg management companies are drawing attention to the increasing reporting burden that often…
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