Jersey-headquartered Aztec Group has announced the launch of its Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) service in Luxembourg. This new service offers a range of support functions required by alternative investment managers establishing and managing …

Ever since the European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, published its final report on the draft regulatory technical standards, known as the RTS, on 19 December 2023, in particular the redemption policy, minimum holding period and mandatory …

With the power struggle between China and the U.S., geopolitics has returned to the forefront. This has led to a so-called "lose-lose dynamic," where each player prioritises its own interests above all. For investors, this translates to a more volatile …

In recent months, there has been a notable absence of discourse surrounding the prospect of a recession. The prevailing discussions among economists and financial analysts now revolve around whether we will experience a soft landing or no landing at all. …

The U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission, SEC, and Luxembourg financial supervisor CSSF have jointly voiced significant concerns about “increasingly complicated fee structures” in the fund industry, warning that these practices may be obscuring the …

Emmanuel Gutton, a well-known legal expert in Luxembourg who until recently served as deputy CEO at the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (Alfi), has joined New York-headquartered law firm White & Case LLP as funds partner. Gutton will advise …

Vanguard Group has announced that Salim Ramji, formerly of BlackRock, will become its new CEO on July 8th. Ramji, who will also join the board of directors, will take over from Tim Buckley. Until recently, Ramji was responsible for BlackRock's …

Sprawling corporate deals by private equity companies promise prosperity, but often deliver peril. Meanwhile the sector skirts legal responsibility for its actions. That’s the main takeaway of Brendan Ballou’s bestselling book Plunder: Private Equity’s …

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other people news includes updates from Gen II Fund Services, Nuveen, Robeco, Candriam and Arkinvest. Gül Poslu Gül Poslu (photo) has been named head of Benelux at Nuveen, a global asset …

A plan that could provide cross-border investors in the European Union with annual gains worth more than eight billion euro has moved a step closer to becoming reality in 2030. EU finance ministers on Tuesday signed off on a major overhaul of …

Aztec Group gets Luxembourg AIFM license

New Esma opinion redrafts Eltif provisions on liquidity and LMTs

Europe’s rude awakening: Geopolitics is back

Where is the recession?

SEC, CSSF alarmed by increasingly complex fee structures

Emmanuel Gutton leaves Alfi for White & Case partnership

BlackRock veteran Salim Ramji appointed as new CEO of Vanguard

For Brendan Ballou, private equity is a perversion of capitalism

Transfer Thursday: Gen II, Nuveen, Robeco, ARK Invest

Lukewarm reactions to EU’s withholding tax overhaul plan