David Lloyd

Jeremy Lauret, head of direct investing at Swissquote Bank Europe. Photo: Swissquote.
Private Banks
July 4, 2024

Wealth starts with an income of at least €365,000

If you want to be considered wealthy in Luxembourg, you’ll need to earn an annual gross income of at…
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Professor Dirk Zetzsche, University of Luxembourg. Photo: Uni.lu.
Transfers
July 4, 2024

Transfer Thursday: Generali, Uni.lu, LPEA, DLA Piper

This week’s overview of transfers includes updates from LPEA, Generali, the University of Luxembourg…
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Expert Panel
July 4, 2024

Becoming Dora compliant still is a challenge

Pinsent Masons sheds its light on the changing legal context for managing, registering and reporting…
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BlackRock's headquarters in Manhattan. Photo: IO.
Private Banks
July 3, 2024

With Preqin, BlackRock brings indexing to private markets

BlackRock’s strategic 3.2 billion dollar acquisition of U.K. data firm Preqin opens the door towards…
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Dorothée Ciolino, lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright in Luxembourg. Photo: NRF.
Asset Managers
July 3, 2024

Open finance: an ambitious but tortuous journey

New technologies have the potential to support the integration of capital markets, improve the…
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The offices of CSSF in Luxembourg. Photo: IO.
Private Banks
July 2, 2024

Luxembourg to publish new Eltifs monthly

Luxembourg’s financial regulator CSSF plans to make public an online register of European long-term…
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John William Olsen (photo), fund manager of the M&G (Lux) Positive Impact fund and the Global Sustain Paris Aligned Fund. Photo: M&G.
Investing
July 2, 2024

‘Passively Paris-aligning a portfolio doesn’t make sense’

Investors seeking to achieve real change through their impact investment will find that the passive…
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Edin Mujagic
Opinion
July 2, 2024

Inimitable ECB

Data-dependent, that was perhaps the word we heard most often from the president of the European…
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Illustration: Vincent Wielders for Investment Officer.
Asset Allocation
July 1, 2024

China’s sudden electric car boom stirs strategic concerns

China’s rapid emergence as a market leader in electric vehicles (EVs) has sparked significant…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
July 1, 2024

Will debt sink the American empire?

With the United States facing another daunting budget deficit of seven percent of GDP this year…
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The PWC offices in Luxembourg. Photo: PWC.
Private Banks
June 28, 2024

Luxembourg banks struggling with compliance, AML

Luxembourg’s banking sector, once heralded for its stability and strong governance, is now grappling…
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EU flags at the European Parliament. Photo: EU.
June 28, 2024

Fund Radar: Investor appetite fuels Euro high-yield bonds

European high-yield bond spreads narrowed in May, driven by strong corporate earnings and investor…
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Sunset in Paris. Photo: CC0 via pxhere.
Investing
June 27, 2024

Investors seek shelter abroad amid French election chaos

The spread on French government bonds has peaked again, showing that financial markets are on edge…
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Nicole Thomé, head of business development at Banque de Luxembourg and CAIA chapter head Luxembourg
Transfers
June 27, 2024

Transfer Thursday: Caia, DLA, CMS, PwC, EY, Esma, Fundcraft

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other career news includes updates…
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