The Luxembourg legislator has done it again: with Bill 8183 (the “Bill”), which recently has passed the Luxembourg Parliament, entering into force on 28 July 2023, the Luxembourg funds toolbox has been carefully modernised. Diligent evolution, rather than …

Chinese growth is disappointing. Global asset managers are liquidating large parts of their equity positions in the country, resulting in falling share prices. It seems like a godsend for bargain hunters, but passionate China investors are also on their …

KPMG Luxembourg announced Wednesday an agreement with developer BPI Real Estate to develop a new headquarters building in Kirchberg for its audit, tax and advisory services activities. The deal includes developing a new 31,000-square-meter headquarters on …

An inconvenient truth about the financial industry is that it cannot be trusted; there have been too many scandals to remember. Common solutions, such as rules and regulations, no longer seem to be improving trust, necessitating the exploration of new …

Superlatives are raining down on India, which seems to have passed China as the promised country for emerging market investors. “It looks like the stars are really all aligned this time.” The Indian stock market, larger than France and the UK combined and …

In recent years, the regulatory framework for the duties and responsibilities of the board of directors or management board and for the control functions within Luxembourg investment fund managers has evolved significantly. Among others, CSSF Circular …

Luca Pesarini, founder and senior portfolio manager of Ethenea Independent Investors, does not mince his words, and so the management of the Ethna-AKTIV fund he helped found in 2002 is no nonsense. For instance, in a recent interview, he shows that he …

Switzerland-based investment house Lombard Odier has reported a 4% increase in assets under management since the end of December 2022, reaching 198 billion Swiss francs of assets at the end of June 2023. The result is due in part to “solid contributions” …

Asset owners are going back to basics en masse. Institutional investors are writing large new mandates for global and developed-market equities, wrote bfinance in a quarterly report published this month. The agency, which advises more than 500 pension …

At the time of writing, markets are still pricing in just under a 60 per cent chance that the ECB will raise interest rates one more time sometime in the coming months. And although Lagarde has only recently turned to wage growth as an argument for …

Modernising investments: Luxembourg has done it again

Problems in China upset even enthusiasts

KPMG plans new HQ on current BGL-BNP Paribas site

A license for retail investors could reduce regulation

Everything falls into place for boisterous India

Directors’ Office enhances professionalism

Ethenea founder says Europe mishandling green transition

Lombard Odier sees AUM rise 4% in H1

Asset owners write new mandates for equities

Chart of the week: Is the ECB finally ready?