After reading some comments that speculated on the future of the fund industry in Luxembourg, I wanted to share my honest and personal views on this topic. I do not have a crystal ball, so cannot say if the predominant role of Luxembourg as a fund …

A significant portion of financial influencers, commonly known as finfluencers, has been found to neglect proper disclosure practices when promoting products or services, according to a study conducted by the CFA Institute. The institute is now calling on …

France reported a few weeks ago that its already exorbitant budget deficit of 4.9 per cent of French GDP would be breached. And that was no lie. According to statistics agency Insee, the budget for 2023 will go into the minus by a whopping 5.5 per cent. …

Le marché du cacao est en ébullition. Les mauvaises récoltes font grimper les prix à terme à la verticale, et la solution semble loin d'être trouvée. Les téméraires qui cherchent à entrer dans le marché maintenant prennent le risque d'investir dans un …

Sentiment around defence stocks appears to be on the upswing. Numerous investors previously avoided such investments, yet deglobalisation and geopolitical unrest have made the case for investing in defence more tenable. Politically, there is an increasing …

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other people news includes updates from Credit Suisse, Carmignac, Zumo and European consumer interests group Beuc. Kristofer Barrett Kristofer Barrett (photo) has been appointed to the …

Investment professionals are busily reading the tea leaves of experience in the US and the UK with legislative elements similar to those of the EU’s retail investment strategy have been put into effect. Finance professionals with experience with such …

Every now and then, my development team informs me that they need to take a pause from future developments to refactor code. Refactoring is a process where they restructure existing computer code without altering its external behavior. Over time, small …

Waystone Luxembourg on Tuesday said it will provide single-umbrella ManCo and related services to US-based Fred Alger Management’s SICAV range. The partnership will add 600 million US dollars to Waystone’s AuM, raising it to 2,000 million US dollars and …

Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest asset management firm, on Tuesday addressed investors in his annual letter, focusing on three main issues: the need to reshape the pension and retirement system, the national debt crisis, and the …

Asset managers don’t come to Luxembourg for the weather

CFA urges investment firms to train finfluencers on compliance

Repeat offender

L'amère vérité derrière votre œuf en chocolat : le marché du cacao en crise profonde

Investors warm up to defence sector as geopolitical risks rise

Transfer Thursday: Carmignac, Credit Suisse, Beuc, Zumo

EU retail investment strategy spurs industry reflection on value

These parts of the fund industry need urgent restructuring

Waystone to provide ManCo services to Alger Management

‘Energy pragmatism’ keeps Larry Fink’s mind on climate