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LuxFLAG side event at COP27
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November 10, 2022

At COP27, LuxFlag hosts debate on impact investing

LuxFlag, the Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency, raised awareness to market challenges faced in the…
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Market crash
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November 8, 2022

Fire breaks out in defensive profiles

Even clients with the most defensive risk profile stand to lose more than -12 per cent at Dutch…
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Erik Swords, Allianz
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November 7, 2022

Allianz GI: cybersecurity will continue to grow strongly

Companies cannot economise on cyber security: the dangers have become far too great today. Yet the…
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Jerome Powell, President of the Federal Reserve.
Asset Managers
November 3, 2022

Fed makes clear swift return to normal is unlikely

Chances of a real turn in short-term interest rate policy seem to have been squandered since…
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CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
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November 2, 2022

CSSF’s Ucits, AIF fund cost review draws criticism

Luxembourg financial supervisor CSSF, a long-time ally for Luxembourg’s booming fund industry, is…
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Pierre-Andre Domon, CEO of Amundi's Fund Channel. Photo: Fund Channel
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November 1, 2022

With Caceis, Amundi’s Fund Channel aims to boost growth

Amundi Group’s distribution platform Fund Channel has taken Caceis on board as a shareholder and now…
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ECB hike seen as ‘dovish pivot’, markets fear its too accommodative
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October 28, 2022

ECB raises rates by 75 basis points in ‘dovish pivot’

The European Central Bank as expected announced a 75-basis-point interest rate hike on Thursday. It…
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XI Jinping’s power grab keeps tensions alive
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October 26, 2022

Xi Jinping’s power grab brings an adjustment to risk

Chinese stocks are in a sell-off following Xi Jinping’s power grab. “Tighter state control of the…
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ECB headquarters in Frankfurt. Photo: ECB.
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October 25, 2022

Bottom-pickers look to ECB for clues on market direction

Have financial markets reached a bottom yet? Or is there more room on the downside? Investors, keen…
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It's ‘game over’ for housing markets, says UBS Bubble Report
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October 20, 2022

UBS Bubble Report: it's ‘game over’ for housing markets

Housing markets in major cities across the world face a “prolonged stagnation” in purchase prices…
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Cyber security. Photo by Markus Spiske via Unsplash CC-BY-2.0
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October 19, 2022

A lack of coordination undermines cyber security

For international hackers and data thieves, Luxembourg appears to be attractive as its domestic lack…
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Werkhaus data centre at Kruppstraße in Frankfurt am Main
Asset Managers
October 19, 2022

Cube Infrastructure acquires German green data centre

Luxembourg-based Cube Infrastructure Managers has agreed to acquire Firstcolo Datacenters GmbH, a…
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CSSF-ABBL survey: Luxembourg’s bank clients remain conservative
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October 18, 2022

Luxembourg bank clients prefer savings to investments

Luxembourg’s bank clients remained conservative in 2021, keeping nearly all - or 80 percent - of…
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Caceis’ plan to buy RBC Investor Services raises questions in Belval
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October 17, 2022

Caceis’ plan to buy RBC ITS raises questions in Belval

Plans by Paris-based Caceis to take over RBC Investor Services’ European business are raising…
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