Erik Breen

Eltifs are European long-term investment funds.
Asset Managers
November 14, 2023

France, Luxembourg clash over Eltif 2.0 RTS

European regulators, especially those in Paris and Luxembourg, are at odds over the regulatory and…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
November 13, 2023

The overstated impact of AI on productivity growth

If you’re a regular on platforms like X or LinkedIn, you’ve likely encountered those attention…
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Jan Vergote.
Opinion
November 13, 2023

Decoding Xi’s ‘Chinese Dream’

China, poised to reclaim its title of a superior civilization, faces scrutiny from fund managers…
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Barreau de Luxembourg (Luxembourg law society)
Supervision
November 13, 2023

Luxembourg lawyer fined for litany of AML failings

The Luxembourg bar association ia applying a form of shock therapy to lawyers taking a laissez-faire…
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Sector
November 10, 2023

Esma makes cyber risk top EU supervisory priority for 2025

The European Securities and Markets Authority, or Esma, on Thursday announced that from 2025, cyber…
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Gregory Kennedy, IO columnist. Image: IO.
Opinion
November 10, 2023

Roadblocks in asset management software procurement

The typical reasons that prompt asset managers to acquire new software often include recommendations…
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Olimpia den Hartogh, WMP.
Transfers
November 9, 2023

Transfer Thursday: Alumia, WMP, Newton

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments and promotions includes updates from Alumia, Wealth…
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Peter de Coensel, CEO at DPAM.
Asset Managers
November 9, 2023

Bond market revival brings back the vigilantes

Bonds are now recognised as a legitimate investment alternative, long overdue for acknowledgment…
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Luxembourg is the second-largest hub for Exchange Traded Funds in Europe, following Ireland. Photo Marco Versch via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
Investing
November 9, 2023

iShares leads in ETF sales, ahead of Amundi, Vanguard

BlackRock’s iShares topped the charts as the best-selling ETF promoter in Europe for October…
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Luxembourg police. Photo: PoliceLux.
Sector
November 8, 2023

Luxembourg’s FIU grapples with spike in AML reports

Luxembourg, a hub for global finance, has seen a significant uptick in alerts on questionable…
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Maxime Aerts, managing director and chief operating officer at FE fundinfo.
Technology
November 8, 2023

Single click compliance: APIs can ease the reporting burden

The future of supervisory reporting by investment funds - Luxembourg is home to some 14,000 of them…
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Investing
November 8, 2023

Make America Great Again 2.0

In a thought-provoking piece from May 2018, I penned a commentary here titled ‘Make America Great…
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Luxembourg fund managers ordered to review costs and fees
Supervision
November 7, 2023

Luxembourg Ucits count declines to 10,565 funds

The Luxembourg Ucits market, a cornerstone of the European investment landscape, demonstrated both…
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November 7, 2023

Small caps endure rare drop but could be promising

Prices of small-cap stocks remain significantly adrift from their historical performance at the…
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