David Lloyd

Opinion
February 28, 2024

ECB Watch: Cultivating cult-like behaviour

In the pursuit of an inclusive and engaging workplace, the European Central Bank (ECB) emphasises…
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Laurent Mosar, CSV parliamentarian
Sector
February 27, 2024

Luxembourg banks seen as nonchalant on cyber compliance

Luxembourg’s financial sector grapples with a stark wake-up call as concerns mount over its…
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The ‘Zuidas’ financial district in Amsterdam. Photo by Udo Geisler via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Sector
February 27, 2024

Dutch show reserved interest in new generation of Eltif funds

In comparison to some other European countries, including Luxembourg and Germany, investors in the…
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Sector
February 26, 2024

Billions of euros flow out of European property funds

Investors have been liquidating billions of euros in assets in European real estate funds for a year…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
February 26, 2024

Recession prevented?

This column is not about where that economic recession remains, but about an earnings recession that…
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The BCEE/Spuerkees head office in the centre of Luxembourg. Photo: BCEE.
Wealth Managers
February 23, 2024

Spuerkeess ditches transfer agents in Euroclear outsourcing

Major domestic Luxembourg bank Spuerkeess will move the majority of its fund portfolio to Euroclear…
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Sector
February 23, 2024

ESG rating providers now subject to Esma supervision

EU-level regulation adopted this week by the European Parliament places ESG rating providers under…
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Miners at work with picks and shovels during the 19th century gold rush in Klondike, Alaska.
Asset Allocation
February 22, 2024

Picks-and-shovels strategies alive as Nvidia fuels AI gold rush

Artificial intelligence and semiconductor stocks rallied late Wednesday during after-hours trading…
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Entrance hall of the Europe Building in Brussels. Photo: European Council.
News
February 22, 2024

Unified investment product would be bold move for EU

Imagine a groundbreaking European savings and investment product, open to all 450 million…
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Abdel Hmitti, managing director and global head of funds at Vistra in Luxembourg. Photo: Vistra.
Sector
February 22, 2024

Transfer Thursday: Vistra, LuxCMA, Servitia, Kaufhold

This week’s Luxembourg overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other people news…
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Opinion
February 22, 2024

A new eurocrisis

This year commemorates the 25th anniversary of the euro, but the festivities are notably absent. In…
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Google Maps: Mizuhos Trust & Banking Luxembourg
Laws and Regulations
February 21, 2024

CSSF fines Mizuho nearly half a million euro for breaches

Luxembourg’s CSSF financial regulator on 20 February announced that in late 2023, it had imposed a…
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Joan Solotar, global head of private wealth solutions at Blackstone.
Asset Managers
February 21, 2024

Blackstone’s Solotar foresees structural shift to private credit

Interest in investing in private markets, private credit in particular, may have surged, but that…
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Freddy Forger, founder and partner at Stoic.
Asset Managers
February 21, 2024

‘We are behavioural psychologists rather than asset managers’

To become content, one must liberate themselves from emotions. Amsterdam-based asset manager Stoic…
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