Erik Breen

Panel on digital assets at the 2022 Alfi European Asset Management conference in Luxembourg.
Private Banks
April 1, 2022

Asset custody industry faces digital demands

The popularity of digital assets will lead to significant changes for the financial industry…
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French flag. Photo via Unsplash.
News
March 31, 2022

FE fundinfo buys Euronext's French data firm Funds360

Fund data specialist FE fundinfo, partly owned by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, said it has reached…
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Opinion
March 31, 2022

Moral hazard

After the stock market crash of 1987, measures were taken to prevent a new financial drama in the…
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Traffic light tree. Photo via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Laws and Regulations
March 31, 2022

Esma: debt, real estate funds no threat to financial stability 

Although there is some room for improvement, liquidity risks in corporate debt and real estate…
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Luxembourg's Finance Minister Yuriko Backes addressing the parliament on Tuesday. Photo: Luxembourg Finance Ministry.
Sector
March 30, 2022

Luxembourg freezes 2.5 billion euro in Russian assets

Luxembourg has frozen some 2.5 billion euro in Russian assets, mostly held in shares, bonds and bank…
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European Parliament members debate and vote on the EU-UK withdrawal agreement on 29 January 2020. Photo by EP. CC BY 4.0
Asset Managers
March 30, 2022

Luxembourg most popular post-Brexit hub after Dublin

The grand duchy of Luxembourg is the second most popular destination for financial services…
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Morningstar awards for Luxembourg. Photo: Morningstar.
Asset Managers
March 30, 2022

Capital Group and Impax take top 2022 Morningstar Awards

Capital Group and Impax are the asset management firms that won the 2022 Morningstar Awards for…
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Virtual assets. Photo by Zack Walker on Unsplash
Laws and Regulations
March 30, 2022

Regulation seeks to encourage trust in digital assets

Digital assets are the talk of the Luxembourg financial centre and across Europe, with Mairead…
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Enrique Sacau, CEO of Kneip, Philippe Seyll, Head of Investment Fund Services at Deutsche Börse Group, and Bob Kneip, Founder and Vice Chairman, Kneip.
Sector
March 29, 2022

With Kneip, Deutsche Börse sees a future in fund data

Deutsche Börse Group is taking over Luxembourg-based fund data specialist Kneip Communication S.A…
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Esma's headquarters is located next to Gare de Lyon in Paris. Photo by George Kourounis on Unsplash.
News
March 29, 2022

Esma study questions added value of active management

Active management of investment funds is no guarantee for outperformance during volatile times in…
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The ESG panel at the Alfi European Asset Management Conference. Photo: Alfi.
Laws and Regulations
March 29, 2022

Proper use of ESG data can reduce greenwashing risks

The Luxembourg fund industry was given its ESG marching orders last week by CSSF CEO Claude Marx at…
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Michelle Barry, Partner at Maples & Calder Luxembourg. Photo: Maples Group.
Transfers
March 28, 2022

Barry partner at Maples, Mouzon head of ECM Amundi

Law firm Maples and Calder has announced the promotion of nine of its senior lawyers in Europe…
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Jon Medved, founder and CEO of OurCrowd
Asset Servicing
March 28, 2022

OurCrowd enlists Apex to service Australian investors

Asset services provider Apex Group said it has been appointed by Israel-based OurCrowd, a global…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
March 28, 2022

Chart of the week: end of the housing bubble?

US mortgage rates have shot up since the start of this year. The 30-year fixed rate stands at 4.5…
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