Stephen Evans

October 22, 2020

Sustainability deadlines looming: here’s what to look out for

There are less than five months to the first sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR)…
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October 15, 2020

The Brexit outlook: trading fish for Mifid equivalence?

‘Cod quotas traded for Mifid equivalences,’ is how Luxembourg For Finance CEO Nicolas Mackel…
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October 9, 2020

AIFMD & UCITS reform cloaked in Brexit fog

On-going high-level talk about reform of AIFMD and UCITS is generating nervousness in the European…
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October 1, 2020

EY: Teleworking is damaging productivity

Working from home has started to negatively affect productivity, according to Olivier Coekelbergs…
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Asset Servicing
September 24, 2020

The long road to a unified EU payments market

The creation of a single European electronic payments market is possible, but may be five to ten…
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September 17, 2020

CSSF head warns against over-regulation

With a warning against excessive regulation, and a call to action on green investing, CSSF director…
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September 10, 2020

AIFMD reform is taking shape

The potential shape of the upcoming reform of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive…
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July 22, 2020

Allen & Overy head optimistic on post-Brexit market access

Recent moves by the UK and Luxembourg authorities regarding investment funds should allow business…
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Asset Servicing
July 7, 2020

State Street grapples with Covid-19 HR concerns

State Street Luxembourg seems to have ridden out the first wave of the coronavirus crisis. Yet what…
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Asset Servicing
June 23, 2020

‘Virus to drive AGM reform’

Annual general meetings moving online is an example of how the coronavirus could change the way…
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Asset Allocation
June 17, 2020

Is private asset optimism justified?

Despite the profound economic shock that continues to play out, investors in private assets appear…
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Private Banks
June 10, 2020

Covid-19 won't change UHNWI behaviour: Lombard’s Vanhoenacker

Contrary to the predictions of some that the pandemic will see a pull-back from globalisation…
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June 4, 2020

Luxembourg: becoming an ESG implementation hub?

Investors need clear, comparable information to understand sustainable investing. A range of new EU…
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May 25, 2020

Liquidity holds up in Luxembourg funds

Liquidity in Luxembourg’s funds is a key concern for the CSSF, Luxembourg’s financial regulator…
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