A year of negative crypto-asset industry headlines has left interest in the asset class undiminished, according to a survey of 127 industry practitioners released on Thursday. Respondents agreed crypto assets will be important for the future of …

Michael Reinhard has decided to step down as chief executive officer at Frankfurt-headquartered Universal Investment Group, a leading management company in Luxembourg. Until a successor is appointed he will be replaced by David Blumer, who joined UI as …

The market is expecting a 75 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve after a six-month pause. According to Invesco, the likelihood of that happening is much lower than the market thinks. This is good news for emerging markets, said Wim Vandenhoeck, …

Market consolidation, pressure on cost and the weight of regulation have reduced the total number of Management Companies in Luxembourg by four last year. The latest edition of PwC’s annual Manco Observatory nevertheless sees this industry as “very …

Given the increasing complexity of financial markets, private banking clients in Luxembourg, especially younger groups, are more willing to seek out financial advice than clients elsewhere in Europe, according to the Luxembourg edition of EY’s Global …

When the long wait for the retail investment strategy finally ended on Wednesday at a European Commission press conference in Brussels, Commissioner Mairead McGuinness gave the financial industry three years to hit her targets for transparency, costs and …

Alternative investment funds last year took a bigger slice of the Luxembourg pie, a new study said on Wednesday. In terms of assets under management, alternative funds accounted for more than a third of the total last year, compared to a quarter a year …

One of the elements that Bitcoin investors cite is the cryptocurrency's performance when the stock market is doing poorly. These coins are then often described as a "flight-to-safety" investment: an asset that rises in value when the rest of the portfolio …

Global financial services provider Apex Group claims being the first in the industry to offset its entire lifetime of carbon emissions. The Bermuda-headquartered firm has offset its emissions back to 2003 with certified and audited offsetting projects, it …

Fund management companies registered some 22 new reserved alternative investment funds (Raifs) in April 2023, according to publicly-released data updated on 15 May. This development brings the total for this year so far to 128. Considering only the first …

Confidence in Luxembourg’s crypto sector undimmed

Reinhard steps down as CEO at Universal Investment

Fed’s ‘pause mode’ could take longer than market expects

PwC: Luxembourg ManCos redesigning operating models

EY: Luxembourg clients more inclined to seek advice

Brussels launches crackdown on costs of investment funds

Alternative investments now take 1/3 of Luxembourg pie

Is bitcoin the new gold in a portfolio?

‘Positive ESG impact doesn’t come at a financial cost’

Raif registrations down 20% for year to date vs 2022