Erik Breen

Frankfurt. Photo by the European Central Bank via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Asset Servicing
May 23, 2024

FE fundinfo boosts German service with Dericon buy

FE fundinfo, a Luxembourg-based financial data company that connects the asset management industry…
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May 22, 2024

Growth stocks face a high downside risk

As after the bursting of the internet bubble at the beginning of this century, there is a danger…
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Luxembourg. Photo by TheTurducken via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Laws and Regulations
May 22, 2024

Aztec Group gets Luxembourg AIFM license

Jersey-headquartered Aztec Group has announced the launch of its Alternative Investment Fund Manager…
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Opinion
May 22, 2024

New Esma opinion redrafts Eltif provisions on liquidity

Ever since the European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, published its final report on the…
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Asset Allocation
May 21, 2024

Europe’s rude awakening: Geopolitics is back

Dear reader, with the power struggle between China and the U.S., geopolitics has made a comeback on…
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Opinion
May 21, 2024

Where is the recession?

In recent months, there has been a notable absence of discourse surrounding the prospect of a…
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Marco Zwick, CSSF (left), Robert Shapiro (SEC)) and Alfi's Jean Marc Goy (right) on Thursday in New York. Photo: IO.
Sector
May 17, 2024

SEC, CSSF alarmed by complex fee structures 

Speaking at an ALFI event in New York, the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission, SEC, and…
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Sector
May 17, 2024

Emmanuel Gutton leaves Alfi for White & Case partnership

Emmanuel Gutton, a well-known legal expert in Luxembourg who until recently served as deputy CEO at…
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Products
May 17, 2024

If you could go anywhere in bonds, where would you go?

This week, we look at bond funds that can freely explore the entire fixed-income and currency…
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CSSF's headquarters on Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Max Severijns.
Laws and Regulations
May 16, 2024

NAV calculation errors to be addressed in CSSF-Alfi webinar

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, CSSF, and Alfi…
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Brendan Ballou.
Sector
May 16, 2024

For Brendan Ballou, PE is a perversion of capitalism

Brendan Ballou’s book “Plunder” exposes how private equity firms, like Carlyle, harm businesses and…
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Gul Poslu, head of Benelux at Nuveen.
Transfers
May 16, 2024

Transfer Thursday: Gen II, Nuveen, PWC, ARK Invest

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other people news includes updates…
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Salim Ramji, ceo Vanguard Group
Asset Managers
May 16, 2024

Blackrock veteran Ramji appointed as CEO of Vanguard

Vanguard Group has announced that Salim Ramji, formerly of BlackRock, will become its new CEO on…
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Luxembourg's finance minister Gilles Roth speaking to his peers at Tuesday's Ecofin meeting in Brussels. Photo: EU Council.
Laws and Regulations
May 15, 2024

Lukewarm reactions to EU’s withholding tax overhaul plan

A plan that could provide cross-border investors in the European Union with annual gains worth more…
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