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January 2, 2024

This is what our columnists and experts expect for 2024

Higher interest rates, the pace at which central banks will cut rates, a possible recession and…
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January 2, 2024

With or without ESG, investor returns still paramount in US

A series of significant lawsuits highlight a core principle of the US economy: political agendas are…
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December 29, 2023

Most read columns for 2023: The IO Luxembourg Top Five 

Outsourcing, kickback fees, alternative investments, ESG challenges and competition with Ireland…
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News
December 28, 2023

Most read articles for 2023: News on CSSF, Eltifs popular

This year’s overview of the most read articles on Investment Officer Luxembourg demonstrates that…
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Responsible investing: SFDR level 2 marks major milestone 
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December 21, 2023

Sustainable investing remains sensitive topic in Luxembourg

A recent update of a Luxembourg sustainable finance report notes that two-thirds of the assets under…
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News
December 19, 2023

Luxembourg among most-expensive fund domiciles

Luxembourg last year remained among the most expensive domiciles for investment funds in Europe in…
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The Dockland campus of the Central Bank of Ireland in Dublin. Photo via Wikimedia CC-BY-2.0.
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December 15, 2023

Ireland joins supervisory drive on fund valuations

Ireland has joined Luxembourg on a supervisory drive to push the financial industry to improve their…
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December 15, 2023

EU agrees to exclude financial sector from CSR duties

The European Council and the European Parliament on Thursday reached a preliminary agreement on a…
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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. Photo: Third Way Think Tank via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
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December 15, 2023

ESG burnout looms for SEC due to political backlash

Political pressure is mounting on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its efforts on…
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Marco Zwick, director of investment fund supervision at the CSSF. Photo: Luxembourg for Finance.
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December 14, 2023

CSSF on valuations: ‘We noted room for improvement’

Luxembourg’s financial markets authority CSSF has given fund management companies until the end of…
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December 11, 2023

‘AI will make markets more efficient, and harder to beat’

Will fund managers soon be retiring as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly prevalent and…
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ESMA's headquarters are in Paris. Photo: ESMA.
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December 8, 2023

Esma warns on CLO ratings, sees conflict-of-interest risks

The European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, on Thursday issued a warning about practices…
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Banks, not funds, contribute most to Luxembourg’s economy
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December 8, 2023

Use of English rises in multilingual Luxembourg

A recent analysis of the 2021 census published on Thursday shows that English has become the third…
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CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
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December 6, 2023

CSSF: ‘Frozen accounts not to be seen as material issue’

The fact that financial institutions in Luxembourg have frozen some 86.000 investor accounts should…
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