Asset Managers

Co-founders of the LVPA. L-to-R: Christophe Vandendorpe at EY, Rafael Le Saux at PWC, Hind El Gaidi at Astorg, and Antoine Boggini at BHB. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
July 17, 2023

Podcast: LFF CEO Mackel on talent, competition, elections

Nicolas Mackel, the CEO of the Luxembourg for Finance development agency and considered as the de…
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Protesters at the Bochum headquarters of German real estate firm Vonovia in April 2022. Photo via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Asset Managers
July 12, 2023

Rates high for longer, hurting commercial real estate

Hopes in the commercial real estate sector that central banks would lower interest rates due to…
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Risk
Asset Managers
July 11, 2023

Efama: European funds sector does not pose systemic threat

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama) has declared that the European investment…
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Image via Unsplash CC-BY-2.0.
Asset Managers
July 10, 2023

Asset managers await a Darwinian consolidation battle

Accountancy firm PwC’s latest global asset management survey predicts a Darwinian industry shake-up…
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Co-founders of the LVPA. L-to-R: Christophe Vandendorpe at EY, Rafael Le Saux at PWC, Hind El Gaidi at Astorg, and Antoine Boggini at BHB. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
July 7, 2023

Podcast: Alfi chair Goy on priorities for Luxembourg funds

Jean-Marc Goy, recently appointed as chairperson of Alfi, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund…
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Degroof Petercam's offices in Luxembourg.
Asset Managers
July 6, 2023

‘French, Swiss banks hold best cards in bid for Degroof Petercam’

In what appears to be the final stage of bidding for Belgian private bank Degroof Petercam, two…
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Jean-Marc Goy, Chairperson at ALFI.
Asset Managers
July 6, 2023

Alfi Chair Goy: ‘Common goal is to strike the right balance’

With a clear vision in mind, Jean-Marc Goy, chairperson at the Association of the Luxembourg Fund…
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Image via Unsplash.
Asset Managers
July 3, 2023

Global managed assets witness first decline in 15 years

Global managed assets decreased by four percent to $255 trillion in 2022, marking the first decline…
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Florent Trouiller, partner and Raphaële Kamoun, counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright
Asset Managers
July 3, 2023

Tax experts anxiously await clarity on ATAD-3 text

Luxembourg’s financial sector has faced a wave of tax avoidance legislation in recent years. But the…
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Gilles Pierre, ABBL
Asset Managers
June 30, 2023

ABBL claims success in lobbying effort on third-country branches

The association representing Luxembourg’s banking industry has claimed success in its lobbying…
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Jocelyn Pidoux, iCapital
Asset Managers
June 29, 2023

Eltif 2.0 is powering a wholesale private equity transformation

Through various legislative acts over the past 10-15 years, the EU’s push to democratise private…
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Tom Loonen and Jan Saalfrank of Pinsent Masons. Image: IO.
Asset Managers
June 28, 2023

Greenwashing: lessons for investment managers

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. This applies also for well-intended regulations on…
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Raifs were also discussed at the 2023 ALFI Roadshow in Frankfurt.
Asset Managers
June 21, 2023

Valuation adjustments lead to a lacklustre Raif market 

Fewer new reserved alternative investment funds are being registered in Luxembourg this year as…
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iShares: bond ETF market can grow to $5,000 billion
Asset Managers
June 20, 2023

Naming rules divergence in ETF hubs creates confusion

In Europe’s two largest ETF hubs, Luxembourg and Ireland, different rules govern the naming of…
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