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CSSF director Marco Zwick addressing the Alfi conference. Photo: IO.
News
March 27, 2025

Supervisory gaps threaten cross-border access to private markets

ESMA has asked the European Commission to clarify Eltif 2.0 implementation rules, as inconsistent…
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Investing
March 27, 2025

Defense stocks struggle to keep up with the expectations treadmill

The German Bundestag’s decision to boost defense spending through debt issuance triggered a…
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Fannie Wurtz (Amundi) bij Euronext Parijs
Asset Managers
March 27, 2025

Fannie Wurtz (Amundi): ‘Appetite for European stocks has increased significantly’

Fannie Wurtz from Amundi Asset Management, notes that a striking number of Asian investors are…
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Het bankendistrict van Frankfurt. Foto: IO.
Investing
March 26, 2025

Analysts surprised by European bank rally

European banks are in solid financial shape, and interest income is exceeding expectations. Still…
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Cyril Poels, senior associate at Norton Rose Fulbright. Photo: NRF.
Expert Panel
March 26, 2025

NRF: New circular issued to resolve the VAT saga on directors' fees

Final clarity at last? Luxembourg ends long-running VAT saga on directors’ fees with new guidance…
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Luxembourg finance minister Gilles Roth speaking at the ALFI conference on Tuesday. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
March 25, 2025

Luxembourg raises red flag over EU plan for single supervisor

Luxembourg, which hosts more than a quarter of all assets held in European investment funds, has…
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Het BlackRock hoofdkantoor in Manhattan. Foto: IO.
Asset Managers
March 25, 2025

After ‘years of work,’ Blackrock’s bitcoin-ETP has arrived

Blackrock has been working for “years” on launching a European bitcoin ETP. The asset manager…
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Declining growth in sub-funds under RAIF umbrellas. Graph: Investment Officer.
Asset Servicing
March 25, 2025

Raif growth continues, but signs of caution emerge

Luxembourg’s Raif market shows resilience in 2024, but Investment Officer’s data analysis shows…
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Mohamed El-Erian aan het woord tijdens de conferentie. Foto: Digital Asset Summit 2025
Investing
March 25, 2025

El-Erian: ‘Yields won’t drop further without a recession’

The probability of a U.S. recession is rising, but it is not yet the base case for markets, former…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
March 25, 2025

The underestimation of artificial intelligence

The training landscape of artificial intelligence has taken an unexpected turn—one that challenges…
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