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Laws and Regulations
June 8, 2022

Luxembourg freezes 4.3 billion euro in Russian assets

Luxembourg has frozen some 4.3 billion euro in Russian assets, mostly held in shares, bonds and bank…
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The ECB's governing council will meet in the Grand Hotel in Amsterdam. Photo: Sofitel.
Laws and Regulations
June 8, 2022

In Amsterdam, ECB council faces eurozone conundrum 

European central bank policy makers will meet in Amsterdam on Thursday at the invitation of Klaas…
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Verena Ross, chair of Esma
Laws and Regulations
June 8, 2022

EU regulators add details to sustainable finance rules

As the financial industry continues to call for more clarity and guidance to handle what even…
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Manuela Sperandeo, Head of Sustainable Indexing for EMEA at BlackRock
Sector
June 8, 2022

BlackRock’s clients ask for portfolios in line with SDGs

The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform, known as SDI AOP, offers the…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen speaking on a screen above World Bank Group President David Malpass at the World Bank Group 2022 Spring Meetings Ministerial Roundtable for Support to Ukraine on 21 April 2022. Photo: Paul Blake / WorldBank
News
June 8, 2022

World Bank warns of 1970s-style stagflation

The World Bank on Tuesday warned that the global economy is facing a 1970s-style stagflation with a…
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Luxembourg finance minister Yuriko Backes leaving for London on Tuesday. Photo: Luxembourg government via Twitter.
Laws and Regulations
June 7, 2022

Yuriko Backes: EU & Brexit translator

Luxembourg Finance Minister Yuriko Backes is visiting London this week, at a time when advocates of…
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Technology
June 7, 2022

Tokenisation can bridge funding gap for infrastructure

An American early-stage fintech named Pontoro recently pitched in Luxembourg its development of an…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
June 7, 2022

Chart of the week: this valuation gets in the way

When it comes to equity valuations, most investors are concerned with the price/earnings ratio. And…
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European flags. Photo: European Parliament via Flickr CC BY 2.0
June 3, 2022

Esma reminds funds of duties on stranded Russia assets

European financial market regulator Esma has reminded fund managers of their fiduciary duties to…
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Raymond Frenken, editorial manager of Investment Officer Luxembourg.
Opinion
June 3, 2022

In Flux: Fifty shades of green

Sustainable finance poses a compliance risk you can no longer afford to ignore, no matter whether…
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