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Child labor in Pakistan. Photo: ILO via Wikimedia CC-BY-2.0
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November 28, 2023

Financial sector looks set to dodge new CSDDD rules

Despite a call by the ECB, European financial institutions do not seem to be immediately covered by…
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Mind the gap. Photo by Ged Carroll via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
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November 28, 2023

Timing the market with Luxembourg funds is costly

Timing the market with your fund investments can be costly, especially if you are a cross-border…
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November 23, 2023

CSSF to accept financial crime data via API for a first time

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF on Wednesday announced 1 April as the deadline for its 2023…
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Tanguy Van de Werve, director-general at the European Fund and Asset Management Association EFAMA.
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November 16, 2023

Efama DG calls for reframing discourse on retail investments

The current approach to the EU’s retail investment strategy may not adequately address broader…
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Tom Loonen
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November 15, 2023

‘Reward your customer for active cooperation in KYC’

Banks are making some progress when it comes to KYC processes by bridging regulatory expectations…
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November 14, 2023

Dutch pension funds grapple with high private equity fees

Dutch pension funds are striving to address concerns about the high performance fees they pay to…
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November 10, 2023

Esma makes cyber risk top EU supervisory priority for 2025

The European Securities and Markets Authority, or Esma, on Thursday announced that from 2025, cyber…
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Luxembourg police. Photo: PoliceLux.
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November 8, 2023

Luxembourg’s FIU grapples with spike in AML reports

Luxembourg, a hub for global finance, has seen a significant uptick in alerts on questionable…
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Jiři Król, the deputy CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association
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October 30, 2023

‘Private credit will eclipse equity in the next decade’

Despite rapid development, private credit is still in its very early growth stages. Despite…
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Joseph Stiglitz. Photo: Columbia Business School.
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October 25, 2023

‘It is time to establish a global tax on the very rich’

Over the past decade, government initiatives have significantly curbed international tax evasion…
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Gregory Kennedy, IO columnist. Image: IO.
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October 19, 2023

I do not regret that my crypto investments lost money

It was 2020, and there were countless stories of young investors becoming millionaires overnight by…
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Fees and costs. Image via Mike Lawrance on Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
News
October 19, 2023

Investment fund costs swing widely, Fitz data shows

Investment fund costs for both retail investors and institutions have become more volatile in 2022…
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Tour of Flanders passing the Oude Kwaremont, 2016. Photo: Raymond Frenken
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October 17, 2023

Despite real estate draw, athletes urged to diversify

Real estate dominates the investment portfolios of top athletes, especially footballers, but experts…
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Ciaran Fitzpatrick. Photo: State Street.
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October 11, 2023

New generation of active ETFs takes market by storm

Even Ciaran Fitzpatrick, head of ETF servicing Europe at State Street, is surprised to see…
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