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Vianden castle in Luxembourg. Photo via Unsplash.
Asset Managers
June 22, 2022

Luxembourg retains lead as funds hub, Ireland catches up

Although its overall market share contracted slightly, Luxembourg last year held on to its number…
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Euro sign at the ECB tower in Frankfurt.
Sector
June 10, 2022

ECB prepares rate hike for July, ends asset purchases

The ECB has decided to raise interest rates for the first time in eleven years in an attempt to…
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Manuela Sperandeo, Head of Sustainable Indexing for EMEA at BlackRock
Sector
June 8, 2022

BlackRock’s clients ask for portfolios in line with SDGs

The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform, known as SDI AOP, offers the…
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L-R Alain Kinsch, Julie Becker, Frank Wagener. Photo: LuxSE.
News
May 12, 2022

Success keeps LuxSE autonomous from big players

A changing of the guard at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, known as LuxSE, and strong results…
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Luxembourg Raif issuance jumps 36% in H1, data analysis shows 
Asset Managers
May 2, 2022

Raif registration growth tails off, but still steady

Growth in funds registered as Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (RAIFs) in Luxembourg has slowed…
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High yield street
Asset Allocation
April 29, 2022

Top 5 High Yield bond funds: UBS in the lead

As expected, 2022 looks set to be a turbulent year for fixed income assets. High-yield bonds shared…
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A BNSF coal train in Wyoming. Photo via Flickr.
Sector
April 14, 2022

Warren Buffett's inflation-proof portfolio

Not surprisingly, Berkshire Hathaway has risen 16 percent this year and has outperformed the S&P 500…
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JP Morgan's offices in London. With $81 billion, the US bank is the largest funder of fossil fuels in 2020-2021. Photo by Håkan Dahlström via Flickr.
Sector
April 7, 2022

Climate: banks produce ‘white noise, no real substance'

“It is not five minutes to twelve, but one minute to twelve,” said Detlef van Vuuren, one of the…
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Russia bitcoin
News
April 4, 2022

Russia sanctions fuel debate over crypto

Sanctions imposed on companies and individuals in Russia and Belarus have triggered concerns that…
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Raymond Frenken, editorial manager of Investment Officer Luxembourg.
Sector
April 1, 2022

In Flux: New landscape emerges for fund data

Fierce competition has emerged in the changing data landscape for investment funds, and Luxembourg…
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French flag. Photo via Unsplash.
News
March 31, 2022

FE fundinfo buys Euronext's French data firm Funds360

Fund data specialist FE fundinfo, partly owned by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, said it has reached…
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Luxembourg's Finance Minister Yuriko Backes addressing the parliament on Tuesday. Photo: Luxembourg Finance Ministry.
Sector
March 30, 2022

Luxembourg freezes 2.5 billion euro in Russian assets

Luxembourg has frozen some 2.5 billion euro in Russian assets, mostly held in shares, bonds and bank…
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European Parliament members debate and vote on the EU-UK withdrawal agreement on 29 January 2020. Photo by EP. CC BY 4.0
Asset Managers
March 30, 2022

Luxembourg most popular post-Brexit hub after Dublin

The grand duchy of Luxembourg is the second most popular destination for financial services…
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Enrique Sacau, CEO of Kneip, Philippe Seyll, Head of Investment Fund Services at Deutsche Börse Group, and Bob Kneip, Founder and Vice Chairman, Kneip.
Sector
March 29, 2022

With Kneip, Deutsche Börse sees a future in fund data

Deutsche Börse Group is taking over Luxembourg-based fund data specialist Kneip Communication S.A…
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