This will probably be the worst but also the best year for bonds ever. Rising interest rates and credit spreads are causing hefty price losses. Inflation is a bond investor's worst enemy and it is skyrocketing. The fact that interest rates and credit …

A crucial test awaits Luxembourg’s financial centre in just a couple of months. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – the global anti money-laundering and combatting terrorism financing (AML/CFT) watchdog – plans to visit in November for an in-depth …

A solid return on investment and an acceptable level of risk remain the top factors for investors to consider when picking their investments, according to a new sustainable finance survey conducted among a representative section of the general public in …

The fund management industry can counter reputation risks posed by the increasingly complex regulatory requirements for sustainable investments with a bigger effort to boost investor education, a top executive at the Association of Luxembourg’s Fund …

Top ma rket experts at Europe’s biggest fund manager, Amundi, do not believe that the upcoming elections in Italy will trigger much volatility in Italian bond markets, although a spike could present a buying opportunity. Italy’s parliamentary elections …

Financial regulators across Europe are keeping a close eye on their Luxembourg counterpart CSSF, which is reviewing its rules that tell investment firms how to handle errors in calculations of Net Asset Values, or NAVs. “I think that we may consider the …

Activity in the US housing market is rapidly declining. New home sales fell more than 12 per cent in July, the biggest drop since February last year. It was also the sixth decline in seven months. Compared to the peak, 51 per cent fewer new homes were …

Following 1.55 million euro in regulatory fines, Luxembourg investment firm Fuchs & Associés Finance SA is stepping up efforts to address internal compliance problems, adding additional directors and compliance staff to bring its governance back in line …

It has been a challenging period so far for both equities and bonds in 2022. The era of loose monetary policy is over as inflation races around the world, leaving policymakers with no choice but to raise interest rates and scale back bond buying …

Luxembourg’s financial regulator CSSF has found shortcomings in the application of measures to fight money laundering and terrorism finance at fund services provider Maitland Luxembourg SA and issued a fine of 266,000 euro. The shortcomings were …

Probably the best and worst year ever for bonds

Luxembourg, awaiting FATF visit, is under the AML spotlight

Even in ESG era, profitability and risk remain top investor factor

‘Complexity of sustainable finance requires education effort’

Italy: Amundi sees opportunity if BTP spread hits 300 bp

CSSF drafting EU best practice for handling NAV errors

Chart of the Week: Housing as the next domino

Fuchs pressed into action to solve compliance and IT problems

Morningstar's Top 5: Fidelity leads defensive mix funds

CSSF finds AML compliance shortcomings at Maitland