Laws and Regulations

Hortense Bioy, global director sustainability research at Morningstar. Photo: Morningstar.
Laws and Regulations
September 25, 2025

UK ESG fund labels seen as poor example for SFDR 2.0

The United Kingdom’s new ESG fund labels have struggled to gain traction. As Brussels prepares an…
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Laws and Regulations
September 15, 2025

Critics fear EuroPension repeats mistakes that doomed PEPP

Europe’s pensions supervisor is relaunching the failed Pan-European Personal Pension Product under a…
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The offices of CSSF in Luxembourg. Photo: IO.
Laws and Regulations
September 3, 2025

CSSF tightens stance with sharp rise in sanctions

Luxembourg’s financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), has…
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The offices of CSSF in Luxembourg. Photo: IO.
Laws and Regulations
August 27, 2025

Luxembourg watchdog questions credibility of early CSRD reporting

Luxembourg’s financial regulator has warned that companies’ first attempts at sustainability…
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Laws and Regulations
August 26, 2025

US carve-out deepens Pillar Two complexity

A deal struck at the G7 summit in June has given American multinationals a way around rules billed…
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Pensioen
Investing
August 21, 2025

Critics fear ‘disruption’ from private equity in 401(k)s

The US wants to open retirement savings plans to private equity, unlocking a new multi-trillion…
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Henk van Eldik naast het standbeeld van de Luxemburgse wielrenner Charly Gaul.
Investing
August 13, 2025

Henk van Eldik: ‘Luxembourg is at its best when it’s informal’

Henk van Eldik has lived and worked in Luxembourg for decades. As an expert on the funds industry…
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Mahmood Pradhan articulates Amundi's articulating global macro economic views. Photo: IMF.
Investing
July 7, 2025

Without a real banking union, EU’s investment union is a mirage

The EU’s plan for a Savings and Investment Union risks falling flat unless it completes the banking…
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Investing
July 2, 2025

Industry pushback against Brussels over SIU trading reforms

A powerful coalition of European financial trade associations has urged the European Commission not…
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Aleksandra Palinska
Laws and Regulations
July 1, 2025

Eurosif: Europe is cutting too much from sustainability reporting

Eurosif, a pan-European association that promotes sustainable finance at the EU level, is deeply…
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Milan. Photo: Alexandr Hovhannisyan/Unsplash
Asset Managers
May 26, 2025

Wealth migration fuels Milan’s rise as investment launchpad

Southern Europe is rapidly emerging as a serious contender for global wealth, as high-net-worth…
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The Lambert Redoubt fortress downtown Luxembourg. Photo: City of Luxembourg.
Events
May 13, 2025

Luxembourg holds the line on sustainable investing

Despite a US backlash, Luxembourg champions still sustainable investing through institutional…
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Cyril Poels, senior associate at Norton Rose Fulbright. Photo: NRF.
Expert Panel
March 26, 2025

NRF: New circular issued to resolve the VAT saga on directors' fees

Final clarity at last? Luxembourg ends long-running VAT saga on directors’ fees with new guidance…
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Prime minister Luc Frieden. Luxembourg government photo.
Laws and Regulations
March 21, 2025

Frieden calls for ‘smarter’ regulation, not deregulation

Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Luc Frieden has urged European leaders to cut regulatory complexity and…
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