Tokenisation is the next step for the asset management industry. So says not only Larry Fink, Blackrock's CEO, but also Jeroen van Oerle, manager of Lombard Odier's fintech strategy. He sees the potential impact mainly in private markets. In January, …

Switzerland is preparing to step up competition with Luxembourg as a fund domicile for alternative investment funds. The industry, however, is not convinced that the Swiss alternative can fully match the international success of Luxembourg Raifs. From …

The economies of the Euro area and the US often move in tandem due to their similar structures and deep economic connections. However, divergences occur, notably during asymmetric shocks like the Euro crisis of 2011-2013. When one of the two economies is …

A global effort to strengthen the international tax process to make it more fully inclusive and more effective is garnering worldwide support. The OECD? No. Many advocates of this tax reform project are less than impressed by the OECD’s accomplishments to …

It's fascinating to observe central bankers like Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell outside their usual realm, especially on platforms like CBS's "60 Minutes." Powell's candid admission about the US being on an unsustainable fiscal path is a concern is …

Luxembourg investment funds and their auditors will have to familiarise themselves with a completely new version of a process known as ‘the long-form report’ with which to document their regulatory compliance to the CSSF financial regulator. One of the …

Among the first firms to launch an Eltif2 strategy that allows retail investors to access private equity, Berlin-based Moonfare said it plans to create a dedicated secondary liquidity mechanism that enables investors to unwind their holdings before the …

The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) recent move to mandate increased disclosure of fees and other costs by private equity funds has sparked a legal battle with the PE industry. Lawyers representing both the SEC and the PE industry engaged in a …

More than two thirds of fund selectors see active fund management as key to outperforming in the current year, a reflection of its growing importance in uncertain markets, the latest Natixis 2024 Fund Selector Outlook Survey shows. The survey uncovered a …

Amundi, Europe’s biggest asset manager, on Wednesday confirmed that it has agreed to acquire Alpha Associates, a Swiss-based specialist firm in private equity, private debt and infrastructure investments, boosting its presence in the European private …

‘Tokenisation is the next step for asset management’

Switzerland set to compete with Luxembourg Raifs

Eurozone and the US are out of sync

UN tax convention seeks inclusive and more effective rules

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CSSF asks funds to make annual self-assessments

Eltif 2.0: Moonfare pioneers liquidity matching mechanism

PE industry challenges SEC over new fee disclosure rules

Active ETFs gain popularity among fund selectors

Amundi boosts private markets presence with Alpha Associates