David Lloyd

Amanda Young, Chief Sustainability Officer at abrdn. Photo: abrdn.
Asset Managers
July 28, 2022

‘EU sustainability reporting rules need global alignment’

Global asset managers are concerned that the European Union’s regime for corporate sustainability…
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A swing at a playgroud. Photo: Rawpixel CC0.
Asset Managers
July 28, 2022

Swing pricing now ‘common practice’ in Luxembourg 

Swing pricing “has become common market practice” in the Luxembourg fund sector to manage liquidity…
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Schiessentümpel in Müllerthal, Luxembourg. Photo: Wikimedia CC0.
Investing
July 27, 2022

Bond funds see 5th straight month of net outflows in May

European bond funds experienced a fifth straight month of net outflows in May as inflation continued…
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CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Laws and Regulations
July 27, 2022

CSSF warns funds offering crypto assets not supervised

Private consumers seeking to invest in virtual assets through investment funds, despite the massive…
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Wim Nagler, head of institutional clients at Schroders
Products
July 27, 2022

Private markets increasingly open for retail investors

More lenient EU regulations are about to make it possible for providers to offer private investment…
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Nicoletta Centofanti, LSFI Interim General Manager. Photo: LSFI.
July 26, 2022

New LSFI working groups to address ESG challenges

The Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative, a public-private body known as LSFI, has decided to…
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Cornelia Wallner, Global Head of Capital Markets Sales at Apex Group. Photo: Apex.
Technology
July 25, 2022

Eqonex picks Apex for admin and trustee services

Apex Group on Monday said it has been appointed to provide corporate, administrative and trustee…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
July 25, 2022

Chart of the week: profit fatigue

The earnings season has only just begun, but we are already seeing some examples of what will become…
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Verena Ross, chair of Esma
News
July 22, 2022

Esma sees room to improve prospectus approvals

A European screening exercise of prospectus approvals that involved Luxembourg’s financial…
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Stock exchange: Photo by Ahmad Nawawi, CC via Flickr.
News
July 22, 2022

Markets see ‘considerable risks’ in ECB's new TPI tool

Financial markets expect a further increase of 140 basis points in European Central Bank interest…
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Edin Mujagić, chief economist at OHV Asset Managemnt.
Opinion
July 22, 2022

ECB Watch: Not good, not bad but dangerous!

Time and again I look for it. And every time I do not find it. What is it about? I look for the word…
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Anne Catherine Grave, country head Luxembourg for Crestbridge. Photo: Crestbridge.
Asset Servicing
July 22, 2022

Crestbridge appoints Grave as country head Luxembourg

Jersey-based management company Crestbridge said it has appointed Anne Catherine Grave as country…
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High inflation in central and eastern Europe contrasts sharply with inflation in Latin America, which appears to have peaked. Photo by Ben Ostrower via Unsplash. CC-BY-2.0
Asset Allocation
July 22, 2022

Top 5 EMD in local currency: top spot for NNIP

With a first-half loss of 7 percent when measured in euro, the GBI-EM Global Diversified Index, the…
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ECB President Christine Lagarde speaking at Thursday's monetary policy press conference. Photo: ECB.
News
July 21, 2022

ECB commits to more assertive defence of eurozone cohesion

While closing the door on a seven-year era of negative interest rates with a larger than anticipated…
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