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Luxembourg's Kirchberg plateau, as seen from Pfaffenthal. Photo: Wikimedia CC-BY-2.0
Funds
02 December 2022

Luxembourg Raif market back on track to beat 2021 record

A total of 56 new Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, or...
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Due diligence directive: EU ministers enable exemption for funds
Regulation
Today

Due diligence directive: EU on course to exempt funds

Ministers of the 27 EU member states have backed a proposal...
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Jeroen Blokland, founder of True Insights.
Markets
Today

Chart of the week: why easy? Difficult is also possible!

No, this is not a column about the Netherlands' performance...
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CSSF says SFDR thresholds reflect ‘binding commitment‘
Regulation
02 December 2022

CSSF says SFDR thresholds imply ‘binding commitments’

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF has made clear that...
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Amundi reclassifies ‘almost all’ Article 9 funds to Article 8
Funds
02 December 2022

Amundi reclassifies ‘almost all’ Article 9 funds to Article 8

Referring to a regulatory environment that is “still...
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Morningstar Top 5: Robeco leads among China A-shares equity funds
Funds
02 December 2022

Morningstar Top 5: Robeco leads China A-shares funds

This week’s Top 5 by Morningstar looks at the performance of...
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Guy Warner, CIO at BLI Banque Luxembourg Investments. Photo: BLI.
Asset Managers
Today

BLI’s Wagner expects deeper global slowdown in 2023

Although the global economy finds itself in a slowdown phase...
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Bank of Singapore headquarter. Photo: Bank of Singapore.
Wealth managers
01 December 2022

CSSF hits Bank of Singapore unit with €210,000 AML fine

BOS Wealth Management SA, the Luxembourg-based European...
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EIB issues first digital bond under Luxembourg law
Asset Managers
01 December 2022

EIB issues blockchain-backed bond under Luxembourg law

Developments in Luxembourg legislation have enabled the...
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Without clear game rules, funds will never get it right
Regulation
01 December 2022

Without clear game rules, funds will never get it right

Europe’s asset management industry finds itself under a...
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‘Impact investing won’t remain a niche market’
Sustainability
30 November 2022

‘Impact investing won’t remain a niche market’

Colruyt scion Piet Colruyt (photo) is firmly convinced that...
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'There won't be a recession in Europe,‘ says DWS
Asset Managers
30 November 2022

‘There won’t be a recession in Europe,’ says DWS

The most predicted recession ever is not coming at all. At...
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L-to-R: Adriana Boixados Prio, EY people leader; Olivier Coekelbergs, country managing partner and CEO; and José Longrée, managed services leader, at the press event on Tuesday. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Auditors
30 November 2022

Project Everest: EY set to split audit, consultancy services

EY Luxembourg, one of the Big Four accounting and consulting...
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