Following in the footsteps of the European Parliament earlier this month, the Council of the EU on Monday finalised the legislative process by adopting the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, known as CSRD. Efama, the trade association for …

Markets for depositary and custodian banking services in Luxembourg are “heavily concentrated”, with the top ten banks holding more than three quarters of all assets, the first ever survey on depositary and custodian services in the grand duchy shows. At …

Typically, when a private equity fund approaches its contractual culmination point, it will seek to sell its assets, but this may not be possible or desirable at that moment. Establishing a continuation fund is an alternative, Laurent Capolaghi, partner …

Luxembourg last week was buzzing with speculation and market talk. A major deal is said to be in the making that could change the international leadership tables among Alternative Investment Fund Managers, AIFMs. “Is your firm going to be bought?” The …

Among the top five actively managed mutual funds in the energy sector that are tracked by Morningstar, the BGF World Energy and NN (L) Energy funds stand out as top performers when considering the year-to-date performance of this type of funds. Black gold …

A new set of rules - part of an update to the EU’s Mifid 2 directive - took effect in Luxembourg on Tuesday that will set out how banks and asset managers are required to handle their investment products in terms of Environmental, Social and Governance. …

The spread of web-based platforms has reached into the rarefied atmosphere of private equity, which has historically been paper-based and face-to-face in-person meeting with one’s investment adviser. This is taking place against an industry-wide drive to …

Financial regulators across the European Union next year will embark on a comprehensive review of costs that investment firms charge for their funds. Claude Marx, director general of Luxembourg financial supervisor CSSF, on Wednesday elaborated on some of …

When it comes to enhancing the economic value chain in terms of sustainability and financing the energy transition, the private assets sector is well positioned as an actor that can help deliver the changes that are needed to keep growth sustainable, a …

M&G said it will introduce an additional set of ESG exclusions to its M&G (Lux) Optimal Income fund managed by Richard Woolnough. The fund will expand its sector-based Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) exclusions to companies involved in arctic …

CSRD: Industry left ‘to pick up ESG data pieces,’ says Efama

Depositary, custodian services ‘heavily concentrated’

Continuation funds bring alternative option for PE exits

In Flux: Where there’s smoke…

Top five energy funds: BGF World, NN Energy stand out

New ESG product rules under Mifid2 take effect

Digital platforms embrace private assets enthusiasm

CSSF’s Marx: Efficiency focus is also in the interests of investors

Sustainability: ‘Private asset managers are privileged’

M&G adds arctic drilling, adult, tobacco to ESG exclusions