News

Christine Lagarde, ECB President, arriving at the 4 May ECB press conference in Frankfurt. Photo: ECB.
September 13, 2023

Europe braces for high-stake interest rate showdown

The upcoming meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB) promises to be one of the most consequential…
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Pierre Wauthier, PwC Luxembourg partner. Photo: PwC.tner
Transfers
September 13, 2023

Arendt’s Pierre Wauthier returns to PwC Luxembourg

PwC Luxembourg is enhancing its real estate capabilities with the addition of new partner Pierre…
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Urban Angehrn, CEO at Finma. (Photo: Finma)
Supervision
September 13, 2023

Swiss financial supervisor chief quits amid bank turmoil

Urban Angehrn, CEO of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Finma), is stepping down at…
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Gregory Kennedy, IO columnist. Image: IO.
September 13, 2023

Is climate change really a financial risk?

In May 2022, Stuart Kirk, head of responsible investment at HSBC, assured investors that they need…
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Cyber security. Photo by Markus Spiske via Unsplash CC-BY-2.0
Laws and Regulations
September 13, 2023

Efama slams EU cyber standards as disproportional

European fund and asset management association Efama has raised significant concerns over the…
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Verena Ross, chair of Esma, addressing ALFI's 2023 European Asset Management Conference. Photo: IO.
Sector
September 12, 2023

Esma’s Ross wants action on digitalisation, greenwashing

Verena Ross, the chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, has laid out a robust…
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London
September 12, 2023

UK-Luxembourg tax treaty to streamline investments

Luxembourg-based investment funds looking to invest in the UK have good news: a new Luxembourg-UK…
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Simon Hurst, non-executive advisor to Apex in South Korea.
Asset Servicing
September 11, 2023

Apex eyes growth in South Korean asset management

Global financial services provider Apex Group on Monday announced the initiation of its business…
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Baillie Gifford's emerging markets team at Friday's European Media Forum presentation in Edinburgh.
Investing
September 11, 2023

Baillie Gifford EM strategy bets on India, LatAm, Indonesia

Pension funds are keen for asset managers to increase allocations to India, some advocating for a 20…
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Jeroen Bos, global head of AXA IM Equity per 1 November.
Transfers
September 7, 2023

Transfers: Jeroen Bos named global equity head at AXA IM

This week’s overview of transfers in the fund and asset management sector includes appointments at…
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