Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF on Wednesday said its annual online survey relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing will start on 15 February next year. The survey aims to collect standardised key information …

British activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners is aiming its guns at BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, and its CEO Larry Fink, criticising the firm for its ‘hypocrisy’ over its ESG and sustainability practices. In a letter to Fink that …

Following the precarious situation surrounding troubled Belgian broker Merit Capital and its financial problems, the management of its flagship Merit Capital Global Investment Fund has now been full transferred to Belgian private bank Dierickx Leys. The …

Luxembourg has recently seen the launch of the Luxembourg Valuation Professionals Association, also known as LVPA. Valuations are “extremely strategic for building trust with your investors,” said Hind El Gaidi, one of the LVPA’s co-founders in a podcast …

Ministers of the 27 EU member states have backed a proposal that makes it possible for countries to exempt banks and investment funds from planned EU rules that will require companies to report their impact on human rights and the environment. The EU …

Central bank gold reserves have risen to their highest level in nearly half a century. Particularly emerging market central banks bought the precious metal big this year, influenced by a strong dollar and international sanctions against Russia. 36,782 …

Although the global economy finds itself in a slowdown phase, it continues to demonstrate resilience thanks to domestic consumption in the US and government relief measures to reduce energy bills in Europe, Guy Wagner, Chief Investment Officer at …

No, this is not a column about the Netherlands' performance at the World Cup. Although, of course, the title fits this seamlessly. This column is about China and its Covid issues. The Chinese authorities have grossly underestimated the anger of their …

A total of 56 new Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, or Raifs, were registered in Luxembourg during November, indicating that the market for these alternative investments is not slowing down after all, according to data released on Thursday by …

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF has made clear that it expects investment funds that commit to sustainability objectives will stick to these commitments. If a fund defines thresholds for specific ESG or sustainability investments, then it should …

CSSF to survey money laundering risks in February/March

Activist Bluebell takes on BlackRock over ESG ‘hypocrisy’

Merit flagship fund renamed as Dierickx Leys Fund III

IO Talks podcast: valuation professionals move centre stage

Due diligence directive: EU on course to exempt funds

Gold reserves at highest level in nearly half a century

BLI’s Wagner expects deeper global slowdown in 2023

Chart of the week: why easy? Difficult is also possible!

Raif market back on track to beat 2021 record

CSSF says SFDR thresholds reflect ‘binding commitments’