Raymond Frenken

Raymond Frenken

Francois Defferriere, head of third-party marketer ALFI Partners. Photo: Alfilux.
Asset Servicing
January 17, 2023

Alfi Partners becomes part of FundRock, joins Apex family

Global financial services provider Apex Group is taking over Alfi Partners, a Luxembourg-based third…
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In Flux: Where there’s smoke…
Opinion
January 16, 2023

In Flux: A turning point for Quintet?

“The UBS phase is over,” a Quintet banker told me last week. Luxembourg-based Qatari-owned Quintet…
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‘The cleanest dirty shirt is in the US’
Asset Managers
January 16, 2023

El-Erian: ‘The cleanest dirty shirt is in the US’

With economic growth slowing down in all three of the world’s major economies, investors are best…
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Quintet's head office in the centre of Luxembourg town. Photo: IO.
Private Banks
January 13, 2023

Quintet reshuffles country CEOs as Rodermann exits

Luxembourg-based global private bank Quintet has reshuffled the top leadership of its branches in…
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Closing KBA, Waystone becomes Ireland's largest Ucits ManCo 
Investing
January 12, 2023

Waystone emerges as big gorilla in the Raif market

In the Luxembourg market for Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, Dublin-headquartered investment…
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Pandoo, as single brand, replaces Pandomus and Pancura 
Asset Servicing
January 10, 2023

Pandoo, as single brand, replaces Pandomus, Pancura 

Two Luxembourg brand names in the alternative investments business are disappearing. Fund…
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Apex plans to hire 500 fund experts in Johannesburg
Asset Servicing
January 9, 2023

Apex to hire 500 fund services experts in Johannesburg

Apex Group plans to hire more than 500 new fund services experts in Johannesburg this year in order…
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Luxembourg set to brace any financial turmoil 2023 may bring
Investing
January 9, 2023

Luxembourg confident it can weather any turmoil in 2023

Geopolitical uncertainty, rising interest rates, more stringent sustainability requirements…
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Vladimir Putin meeting with Xi Jinping at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. Photo via Wikipedia CC-BY-4.0
Investing
January 5, 2023

‘Rogue Russia’, ‘Maximum Xi’ are top geopolitics risks

Individual autocrats in Russia and China as well as at a number of top global technology firms pose…
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Luxembourg fund managers ordered to review costs and fees
Supervision
January 4, 2023

Climate reporting: ‘Boilerplates not welcome’

Luxembourg’s financial supervisors are preparing for tough scrutiny of the annual reports that firms…
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IO Top Stories from 2022: Financial Regulation
Laws and Regulations
January 3, 2023

IO Top Stories for 2022: Financial Regulation

Perhaps the most contentious development in Luxembourg’s fund management ecosystem this year was the…
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CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Supervision
January 3, 2023

CSSF orders foreign branches to report AML setup

Luxembourg branches of investment firms and financial institutions headquartered elsewhere in the…
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Private equity. Photo by Jernej Furman, CC BY 2.0 via Flickr.
Wealth Managers
December 28, 2022

IO Top Stories for 2022: Alternatives and PE

Luxembourg’s international status as a hub for alternative investments and private equity this year…
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Asset Managers
December 23, 2022

As Priips KIDs rules kick off, UK seeks digital option

The EU Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance Products (Priips) regulation is set to take effect…
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