Laws and Regulations

Martine Solovieff, prosecutor general in Luxembourg. Photo via Wikipedia.
Investing
October 14, 2024

Prosecutor sounds alarm over Luxembourg’s backlog of 862 financial crime cases

Martine Solovieff, Luxembourg’s top criminal prosecutor, has issued a stark warning regarding the…
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Jean-Francois Carpantier, speaking at the LVPA conference. Photo: IO.
Laws and Regulations
September 26, 2024

CSSF flags 2025 upgrade of valuation practices in Luxembourg

In a move to strengthen valuation practices across the investment fund industry, Luxembourg’s…
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Sebastiaan Hooghiemstra. Photo: Loyens & Loeff.
Expert Panel
September 25, 2024

Towards an AIFMD 2 ‘Lending Passport’?

The AIFMD 2 introduces new rules for loan-originating alternative investment funds, but…
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Investing
September 23, 2024

NAV errors: Tighter control, clearer guidance seek to improve fund valuations

Luxembourg’s financial watchdog, the CSSF, has made important changes to its rules for valuations of…
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Maria Luís Albuquerque, EU Commissioner-designate for financial services. Photo: EU.
Laws and Regulations
September 20, 2024

Morgan Stanley banker Albuquerque faces scrutiny as EU finance chief

Former Portuguese finance minister and Morgan Stanley banker Maria Luís Albuquerque, known for her…
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The offices of CSSF in Luxembourg. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
September 19, 2024

Fine for Vistra over valuation errors heralds new regime in Luxembourg

Luxembourg’s financial regulator has issued a relatively small fine for a class of transgression…
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Luxembourg. Image via Monterey Insight.
Asset Servicing
September 17, 2024

JP Morgan, State Street dominate Luxembourg fund industry

JP Morgan and State Street have reinforced their dominance in Luxembourg’s fund industry, according…
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Asset Servicing
September 12, 2024

Esma register shows 29 new Eltifs authorised in first half

The revamped Eltif 2.0 framework, effective since January, is breathing new life into the sector…
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Groene EU-vlaggen bij het Berlaymontgebouw van de Europese Commissie in Brussel. Foto: EC.
Laws and Regulations
September 12, 2024

SFDR overhaul brings a new category: Transition funds

As Europe seeks ways to address greenwashing, supervisors have proposed broad reforms to the…
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Laws and Regulations
September 4, 2024

What’s in a (fund)name?

In the apparently almost never-ending battle against greenwashing, the European Securities and…
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SEC chairman Gary Gensler. Photo SEC.
Laws and Regulations
September 3, 2024

SEC orders monthly portfolio disclosures for US funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced new regulations requiring fund managers…
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Georges Bock - Moniflo
Investing
August 26, 2024

Blockchain Bill IV ‘major push’ for future capital market infrastructure

In light of the recent blockchain law proposal, founder and CEO of Moniflo, Georges Bock, shares his…
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Laws and Regulations
August 22, 2024

Recent tech outages serve as reminders to push operational resilience

The outages and disruptions impacting the financial sector this month serve as stern reminders about…
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Celebrating the creation of Banque Havilland in 2009. From left to right: Banque Havilland president David Rowland; Luxembourg finance minister, now prime minister; Luc Frieden, CEO Jonathan Rowland; and Prince Andrew, HRH The Duke of York.
Laws and Regulations
August 19, 2024

Banque Havilland’s demise opens old wounds in Luxembourg

Banque Havilland, once a discreet player in the European private banking sector, is now caught in a…
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