Raymond Frenken

Raymond Frenken

ECB president Christine Lagarde and US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell meeting at an ECB meeting in Portugal, June 2022. Photo: ECB.
August 9, 2023

ECB: Tone of central bank words affects asset prices

The tone of a central bank’s communication matters for asset prices, according to a new European…
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Ciaran Fitzpatrick. Photo: State Street Institutional Services.
Products
August 8, 2023

Next-gen ETFs: Luxembourg, Ireland tell tale of two Europes

Ciaran Fitzpatrick of State Street Institutional Services paints a vibrant picture of the evolving…
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Degroof Petercam's offices in Luxembourg. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
August 4, 2023

CA’s Indosuez agrees to take control of Degroof Petercam

Indosuez, the wealth management arm of French bank Credit Agricole, has agreed to acquire a majority…
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Marlene Pelage, CFO at Gen II Fund Services.
Transfers
August 3, 2023

Transfers: Gen II, Crestbridge, Pinsent Masons, Axa, others

This week’s overview of people transfers and appointments in the fund and asset management industry…
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Green EU flags at the European Commission's Berlaymont building in Brussels. Photo: EC.
Laws and Regulations
August 3, 2023

Call for mandatory sustainability reporting standards ignored

The European Commission this week disappointed sustainable investment organisations by ignoring…
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Image via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Asset Managers
August 2, 2023

Fund flows confirm major switch to ETFs

Investment managers are shifting fund investments towards Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) at the…
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ESMA's headquarters are in Paris. Photo: ESMA.
Supervision
July 27, 2023

EU divergence on fund fines poses challenge for Esma

Financial supervision in the European Union has encountered a pressing challenge - a notable…
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ECB President Christine Lagarde at the June monetary policy press conference in Frankfurt. Photo: ECB.
Investing
July 25, 2023

A September rate hike is not a foregone conclusion

The European Central Bank is set to make headlines again on Thursday as it is widely expected to…
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Stuart Dunbar, partner at Baillie Gifford. Photo: Baillie Gifford.
Asset Managers
July 24, 2023

Navigating private equity, Baillie Gifford advocates prudence

As pressure mounts on investors to allocate larger portions of their portfolios to alternatives…
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The AIFMD deal was largely negotiated under the Swedish EU presidency which ended on 30 June. Spain took over on 1 July and redecorated the atrium at the European Council building with solar panels. Photo: EU2023ES via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Sector
July 20, 2023

AIFMD deal clarifies leverage rules for loan funds

Negotiators from the European Council and European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement…
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FSMA is Belgium's financial markets regulator. Photo: FSMA.
Supervision
July 20, 2023

FSMA: Fuchs no longer may provide services in Belgium

Luxembourg’s Fuchs & Associés Finance SA is no longer allowed to provide services in Belgium after…
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Luxembourg. Photo by Cedric Letsch via Unsplash CC-BY-2.0.
News
July 20, 2023

Raif registrations rebound in June, recovery seen

The number of new reserved alternative investment funds registered in Luxembourg during a single…
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Fuchs pressed into action to solve compliance and IT problems
Asset Managers
July 18, 2023

Fuchs & Associés enters liquidation, Fuchs AM up for sale

The Luxembourg District Court on Tuesday ordered the dissolution and liquidation of 23-year old…
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The opening lap at the 2010 F1 Malaysia Grand Prix. Image by Morio via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-2.0.
Sector
July 17, 2023

Luxembourg, upgrading funds law, seeks pole in Eltifs

The 60-seat Luxembourg parliament has finalised its adoption of a major upgrade of five investment…
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