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“Centralized supervision at the EU level will not unlock the capital Europe needs,” said Luxembourg finance minister Gilles Roth on Tuesday. Photo: ALFI.
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Luxembourg slams idea of centralized EU supervision

The elephant in the room, centralized supervision, was impossible to avoid during the Association of…
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Laws and Regulations
March 10, 2026

How Europe wants to protect itself from dollarization

With euro stablecoins and a digital euro, Europe wants to counter the looming dollarization of the…
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Corinne Lamesch, deputy CEO at Alfi. Photo: Alfi.
Laws and Regulations
February 18, 2026

Ucits review risks ‘backwards’ step, says Luxembourg industry

As European regulators reassess what Ucits funds should be allowed to hold, Luxembourg’s fund…
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Serge Weyland. Photo: ALFI.
Laws and Regulations
February 16, 2026

Eltif protectionism: Luxembourg expects Commission to act

Despite a steady increase in the number of European long-term investment funds over the last two…
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Dr. Sebastiaan Hooghiemstra and Gabriël Storm. Photo: Loyens & Loeff
Laws and Regulations
February 12, 2026

Interpreting the ‘look-through’ for intermediary entities for Eltifs

Esma and the European Commission have clarified how Eltif managers must apply the “look-through”…
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Laws and Regulations
February 11, 2026

For EU regulation, 2026 is the year of supervisory friction

EU financial regulation in 2026 will mean tougher scrutiny from supervisors and fewer new rules…
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Asset Allocation
January 14, 2026

Trump’s credit card rate cap would hurt consumers and banks alike

President Donald Trump’s call to cap U.S. credit card interest rates at 10 percent is weighing on…
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From left to right: Lorenzo Codogno, Ignazio Angeloni and Nicolas Véron.
Asset Managers
January 6, 2026

Protectionist reflexes still stand in the way of Europe’s champions

The failed partnership between Italy’s Generali and France’s BPCE is more than a collapsed deal in…
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Proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis in November recommended shareholders vote against the 1,000 billion dollar pay package for Elon Musk. Photo: TED via Flickr.
Laws and Regulations
January 5, 2026

White House reins in proxy firms, curbing shareholder power

The US government is moving to scale back the influence of proxy advisers ISS and Glass Lewis…
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Investing
December 22, 2025

Private market firms sallivate over Americans’ retirement cash

The private markets model is edging into the US retail retirement system, where policymakers are…
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Smallcaps
Asset Managers
December 11, 2025

Investors manage just fine with less research on smallcaps

European regulator Esma is advocating a revision of research rules, expected to take effect next…
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A maze in England. Photo: Tim Green via Flickr.
Laws and Regulations
December 2, 2025

Europe’s fund market faces a major shake-up under SFDR 2

Europe’s fund market is on the brink of a major reshuffle. Under SFDR 2.0, the European Commission’s…
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The EU's climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, right, takes part in a ministerial meeting during COP30, in Belém, Brazil. Photo: EU.
Laws and Regulations
November 20, 2025

SFDR overhaul sets strict new rules for sustainable fund labels

The European Commission on Thursday unveiled sweeping changes to Europe’s Sustainable Finance…
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Tanguy van de Werve. Photo: EFAMA.
Asset Managers
November 5, 2025

Brussels urged to cut the white noise in securitisation

EFAMA’s Tanguy van de Werve says securitisation can help reconnect investors with the real economy…
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