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Sebastiaan Hooghiemstra. Photo: Loyens & Loeff.
Expert Panel
April 2, 2025

Loyens & Loeff: New guidance on ‘investor influence’ under AIFMD

New BaFin draft guidelines clarify that investor involvement in asset-level decisions risks…
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Joseph Pinto, CEO of M&G Investments. Photo: M&G.
Asset Managers
April 1, 2025

M&G CEO bets on European inflows to counter UK outflows

Joseph Pinto, chief executive of M&G’s asset management division, has downplayed concerns over…
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Jan en Lous
Expert Panel
April 1, 2025

Pinsent Masons: technology goes forward in both Luxembourg and the Netherlands

Throughout the financial sector, technology is an important topic and leads to major changes in…
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Quintet's head office in Luxembourg. Photo: IO.
News
March 28, 2025

Quintet extends profit streak, to announce new Chair soon

Quintet reports higher profits, but income falls and growth remains unclear. Efficiency gains drive…
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Expert Panel
March 28, 2025

Morningstar: Robeco vs Van Lanschot Kempen

This week, we are comparing two asset managers rather than individual funds. When analysts evaluate…
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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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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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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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