Imagine a groundbreaking European savings and investment product, open to all 450 million individuals across the European Union, supported by a harmonised tax incentive endorsed by every EU member state. Wishful thinking? Probably so, but maybe not. In …

This week’s Luxembourg overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other people news includes updates from Vistra, the Luxembourg Capital Markets Association, Intesa Sanpaolo Servitia and Kaufhold & Reveillaud. Abdel Hmitti Abdel Hmitti (photo) …

This year commemorates the 25th anniversary of the euro, but the festivities are notably absent. In times gone by, the Dutch guilder stood as a robust currency, challenging even the Swiss franc. However, those golden days are now but a memory. …

Luxembourg’s CSSF financial regulator on 20 February announced that in late 2023, it had imposed a nearly half-million euro administrative fine on Mizuho Trust & Banking (Luxembourg) S.A. The 17 November 2023 fine of 444,400 euros was imposed for …

Interest in investing in private markets, private credit in particular, may have surged, but that growth is just the beginning. “We see a structural shift towards private credit,” says Joan Solotar, global head of Private Wealth Solutions at Blackstone. …

To become content, one must liberate themselves from emotions. Amsterdam-based asset manager Stoic embodies ancient Greek stoicism, aiming to shield clients from emotional investing. "We are behavioural psychologists rather than asset managers." The past …

On 19 December 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, published its final report on the draft regulatory technical standards (Eltif 2.0 RTS) under Regulation 2023/606 (Eltif 2.0). Since Esma published its Consultation Paper, these have …

A proposal to enhance European defence collaboration by raising €100 billion through the issuance of Eurobonds in financial markets is gaining momentum among EU finance ministers. Vincent Van Peteghem (photo), the Finance Minister of Belgium, presently …

Carbon prices have tumbled by more than a third since the beginning of the year and have reached fresh lows in recent days. Meanwhile a significant buildup is reported in short positions in the European carbon emissions market. Although fundamentals …

Belgium's Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) market finds itself navigating through a tax system inconsistency that favours unregistered products, according to Sébastien Lippens, the founding partner at Privafin. In a market where ETFs are highly sought after …

Unified investment product would be bold move for EU

Transfer Thursday: Vistra, LuxCMA, Servitia, Kaufhold

A new eurocrisis

CSSF fines Mizuho nearly half a million euro for breaches

Blackstone’s Solotar foresees structural shift to private credit

‘We are behavioural psychologists rather than asset managers’

Eltif 2 Matchmaking: New opportunities for secondary markets

Belgium sees growing support for ‘common defence bonds’

As carbon prices plunge, market seen vulnerable to short squeeze

Belgian ETFs grapple with tax inconsistencies