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ESG
Asset Managers
July 12, 2024

Lack of reliable data seen as main obstacle to ESG

A lack of reliable Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data is significantly hindering the…
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Laws and Regulations
June 18, 2024

Clarity vs. complexity: SFDR's struggle to define 'green' investments

At the recent AFME European Sustainable Finance Conference in Amsterdam, Investment Officer spoke to…
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Investing
June 17, 2024

ESG funds brace for $40 bln outflow as new EU rules loom

Investors in European ESG funds could be in for a rude awakening as new guidelines from the European…
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Verena Ross, ESMA Chairperson. Photo: ESMA.
Asset Managers
June 12, 2024

‘We will never succeed if we don’t bring it together in a genuinely European context’

Transcript of the interview with Esma Chair Verena Ross.
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Sector
June 5, 2024

Greenwashing goes unpunished in Europe

Unlike in the United States and Australia, greenwashing in Europe’s financial sector remains largely…
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Raymond Frenken
Sector
May 31, 2024

AI in investment services: A double-edged sword

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the financial landscape with promises of efficiency…
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Laws and Regulations
May 30, 2024

Esma warns of AI risks in investment services

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) issued a warning on Thursday, advising the…
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EU in no rush to address confusion over greenwashing
Sector
May 30, 2024

As mystery shopper, Esma finds greenwashing in finance

Banks and asset managers continue to make misleading sustainability claims, according to the…
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Laws and Regulations
May 29, 2024

ING ejects Luxembourg retail clients in private banking push

ING Luxembourg has decided to eject thousands of mass retail clients in the grand duchy as part of a…
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Sector
May 24, 2024

Esma proposes EU label for ‘basic’ investment products

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) unveiled a new initiative this week aimed at…
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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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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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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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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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