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Benno Klingenberg-Timm (photo) has been appointed as Head of Institutional for Europe and Asia Client Group (EACG) at Capital Group
Transfers
October 26, 2023

Transfer Thursday: Capital Group, ECB, Moonfare 

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments and promotions includes updates from Capital Group…
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Asset Managers
October 26, 2023

Ucits funds becoming cheaper, global study finds

Investors in Ucits investments funds like those based in Luxembourg are paying about 1/5 less in…
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Luxembourg fund managers ordered to review costs and fees
Supervision
October 25, 2023

CSSF urges vigilance on Hamas funding, 91 NGOs monitored

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF is urging banks, investment funds and the general public in…
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Joseph Stiglitz. Photo: Columbia Business School.
Sector
October 25, 2023

‘It is time to establish a global tax on the very rich’

Over the past decade, government initiatives have significantly curbed international tax evasion…
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Francesca McDonagh
Transfers
October 24, 2023

McDonagh replaces Reinhard as Universal Investment CEO

Francesca McDonagh will join Frankfurt-headquartered Universal Investment Group as its new group…
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Investing
October 24, 2023

Ten old and ten new safe havens

US 10-year yields have risen above 5 per cent. As a result, earnings yield - the inverse of the P/E…
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News
October 24, 2023

Luxembourg Raif market is alive and kicking again

With 29 new funds registered, last month was the best September in three years for new Raifs…
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Photo by Will Lane CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Asset Managers
October 23, 2023

Top fund managers have clear preference for oil, financials

Which public companies do the best rated fund managers want in their portfolios? Researchers at…
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Thursday's LPEA panel on exits.
Investing
October 23, 2023

A Nasdaq in Luxembourg? ‘I beg you. Build it.’

Luxembourg, take the initiative for a European Nasdaq market. Take your expertise in financial…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
October 23, 2023

Italy’s debt landscape: A déjà vu of 2012 or worse?

As Italy’s 10-year interest rate hovers around 5 percent, flashbacks to late 2012 become inescapable…
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CSSF's Marco Zwick and FCA's Mhairi Jackson on stage at ALFI's London meeting on Thursday. Photo: ALFI.
Asset Managers
October 20, 2023

Luxembourg funds to become subject to new regime in UK 

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial supervisor, plans to introduce a new…
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CSSF's headquarters on Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Max Severijns.
Investing
October 19, 2023

Despite growth, private assets remain concentrated

Luxembourg’s alternative investment funds (AIFs) continued to show resilience and growth last year…
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Investing
October 19, 2023

Geopolitical tensions reshape investors’ trust in Treasuries

The escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas challenges the appeal of US government bonds as a…
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Gregory Kennedy, IO columnist. Image: IO.
Sector
October 19, 2023

I do not regret that my crypto investments lost money

It was 2020, and there were countless stories of young investors becoming millionaires overnight by…
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