The euro saw a 20-year low against the US dollar in 2022. With the ECB catching up with the Federal Reserve, investors are counting on a comeback for the European currency. Currency specialists, however, are divided. Unprecedented inflation levels steered …

Luxembourg’s financial supervisors are preparing for tough scrutiny of the annual reports that firms will produce in the coming months. The 2022 reports are required to elaborate in detail on the impact of climate change, on the financial fallout from the …

Luxembourg branches of investment firms and financial institutions headquartered elsewhere in the European Union from this year onwards will have to ask their auditors to produce an independent report on measures taken to prevent money laundering and the …

Uncertainty regarding monetary policy, inflation, and the pace at which the climate crisis is worsening are known factors that will determine the shape of investment charts in 2023. On top of that, the risk exists that an unexpected event will leave its …

Infrastructure has become one of the topics we pay frequent attention to. It’s remarkable how often it comes up. But of you think about it, the global need for infrastructure investment, the attention paid by the political classes, the importance of the …

Tokenisation has served as the “acceptable face” of blockchain, with its association with cryptocurrency, with its slightly tawdry reputation. While critics say that using blockchain over a simpler tech solution involves spending unnecessary money, time …

Perhaps the most contentious development in Luxembourg’s fund management ecosystem this year was the order to management firms, issued by supervisor CSSF, to report back on the costs of investment funds and look at becoming more efficient. Investment fund …

Luxembourg’s international status as a hub for alternative investments and private equity this year was reinforced as institutional investors sought stability as global equity and bond markets were taking a beating by surging inflation and rising interest …

As the year ends, asset managers across Europe are anticipating the launch of even more stringent requirements for sustainable investments . At the same time, it’s increasingly becoming clear that EU regulation leaves ample room for investment managers to …

The EU Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance Products (Priips) regulation is set to take effect across the EU from January, requiring the production of a paper-based Key Investor Document (KID) for all products sold to European retail investors. The …

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CSSF orders foreign branches to report AML setup every year

IO's experts expect uncertainty, perhaps greater than ever

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