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Luxembourg fund managers ordered to review costs and fees
Supervision
December 7, 2022

CSSF to survey money laundering risks

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF on Wednesday said its annual online survey relating to the…
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Bluebell accuses BlackRock of ESG ‘hypocrisy’, poor stewardship
Asset Managers
December 7, 2022

Bluebell wants Fink out, sees greenwashing at BlackRock

British activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners is aiming its guns at BlackRock, the world’s…
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Merit flagship fund renamed as Dierickx Leys Fund III
Asset Managers
December 7, 2022

Merit flagship fund renamed as Dierickx Leys Fund III

Following the precarious situation surrounding troubled Belgian broker Merit Capital and its…
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Co-founders of the LVPA. L-to-R: Christophe Vandendorpe at EY, Rafael Le Saux at PWC, Hind El Gaidi at Astorg, and Antoine Boggini at BHB. Photo: IO.
Asset Servicing
December 7, 2022

IO Talks: valuation experts move centre stage

Luxembourg has recently seen the launch of the Luxembourg Valuation Professionals Association, known…
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Gold reserves at highest level in nearly half a century
Asset Allocation
December 6, 2022

Gold reserves at highest level in nearly half a century

Central bank gold reserves have risen to their highest level in nearly half a century. Particularly…
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Due diligence directive: EU ministers enable exemption for funds
Laws and Regulations
December 5, 2022

Due diligence directive: EU on course to exempt funds

Ministers of the 27 EU member states have backed a proposal that makes it possible for countries to…
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Guy Warner, CIO at BLI Banque Luxembourg Investments. Photo: BLI.
Asset Managers
December 5, 2022

BLI’s Wagner expects deeper global slowdown in 2023

Although the global economy finds itself in a slowdown phase, it continues to demonstrate resilience…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
December 5, 2022

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

No, this is not a column about the Netherlands’ performance at the World Cup. Although, of course…
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Luxembourg's Kirchberg plateau, as seen from Pfaffenthal. Photo: Wikimedia CC-BY-2.0
Investing
December 2, 2022

Luxembourg Raif market back on track to beat 2021 record

A total of 43 new Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, or Raifs, were registered in Luxembourg…
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CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Laws and Regulations
December 2, 2022

CSSF says SFDR thresholds imply ‘binding commitments’

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF has made clear that it expects investment funds that commit…
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