Erik Breen

Marco Zwick, director of investment fund supervision at the CSSF. Photo: Luxembourg for Finance.
Sector
December 14, 2023

CSSF on valuations: ‘We noted room for improvement’

Luxembourg’s financial markets authority CSSF has given fund management companies until the end of…
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Opinion
December 14, 2023

Pinsent Masons: AIFMD 2.0 and ‘Sustainability is here to stay’

The investment fund business is continuously trying to keep up with updates, guidelines and new…
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Steeve Brument, global head of alternatives at Candriam.
Asset Managers
December 14, 2023

Candriam creates new division for alternatives

Luxembourg-headquartered asset manager Candriam on Wednesday announced the launch of a new…
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Asset Managers
December 14, 2023

Transfer Thursday: DWS names CIOs for Europe, Apac

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other people news includes updates…
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The ECB's Governing Council is due to discuss monetary policy again on Thursday. Photo: ECB.
December 13, 2023

Markets set for reality check as central banks talk rates

As financial markets teeter on the precipice of expectation and reality, this week’s central bank…
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Björn Jesch of DWS (left), Johanna Kyrklund of Schroders and Vincent Mortier of Amundi.
Asset Managers
December 13, 2023

Europe’s top CIOs balance optimism with uncertainty

In a world grappling with economic fragmentation, geopolitical tensions, and inflationary pressures…
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investment fund sales turn negative in second quarter
Investing
December 12, 2023

Bonds, ETFs offset outflows in equity, multi-asset

Ucits and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) experienced mixed fortunes during the third quarter…
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Opinion
December 12, 2023

Harakiri in Germany

Germany is witnessing an economic downturn, a phenomenon receiving surprisingly scant attention…
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Money. Image by Jason Leung via Unsplash.
Supervision
December 12, 2023

CRF tries to boost its financial investigation capacity

Luxembourg’s Financial Intelligence Unit is key to fulfilling Luxembourg’s international anti-money…
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Opinion
December 11, 2023

Absurd comedy at the ECB

In a recent speech, Christine Lagarde highlighted the dire implications of prolonged high inflation…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
December 11, 2023

Mind that Golden Gap!

These days, it is almost impossible not to talk about gold or bitcoin - for me, these two assets are…
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Sector
December 11, 2023

‘AI will make markets more efficient, and harder to beat’

Will fund managers soon be retiring as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly prevalent and…
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ESMA's headquarters are in Paris. Photo: ESMA.
Sector
December 8, 2023

Esma warns on CLO ratings, sees conflict-of-interest risks

The European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, on Thursday issued a warning about practices…
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Banks, not funds, contribute most to Luxembourg’s economy
Sector
December 8, 2023

Use of English rises in multilingual Luxembourg

A recent analysis of the 2021 census published on Thursday shows that English has become the third…
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