Raymond Frenken

Raymond Frenken

ECB headquarters in Frankfurt. Photo: ECB.
News
October 25, 2022

Bottom-pickers look to ECB for clues on market direction

Have financial markets reached a bottom yet? Or is there more room on the downside? Investors, keen…
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Luxembourg fund managers ordered to review costs and fees
Asset Managers
October 21, 2022

Luxembourg fund managers ordered to review costs

Luxembourg funds may well be too expensive. Investment fund managers of Ucits funds in Luxembourg…
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It's ‘game over’ for housing markets, says UBS Bubble Report
News
October 20, 2022

UBS Bubble Report: it's ‘game over’ for housing markets

Housing markets in major cities across the world face a “prolonged stagnation” in purchase prices…
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​​​​​​​In private equity, ESG requires even closer engagement
Investing
October 20, 2022

​​​​​​​In private equity, ESG requires even closer engagement

The EU’s sustainable finance framework is widely recognised as immensely complex. For private equity…
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CSSF expects funds to keep promises of what they sell to investors
Asset Managers
October 20, 2022

CSSF tells funds to keep promises on what they sell

When it comes to ESG and sustainable investing, Luxembourg’s financial regulator is keen to ensure…
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Caceis’ plan to buy RBC Investor Services raises questions in Belval
News
October 17, 2022

Caceis’ plan to buy RBC ITS raises questions in Belval

Plans by Paris-based Caceis to take over RBC Investor Services’ European business are raising…
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Industry wants EU framework and code of conduct for ESG ratings
October 17, 2022

Efama calls for code of conduct for ESG ratings

Europe’s fund and asset management industry, seeing rapid growth in investor demand for sustainable…
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‘Luxembourg needs to lower professional investor threshold'
Investing
October 13, 2022

‘Luxembourg needs to cut investor threshold to €100k’

The Luxembourg Private Equity Association hosted its Insights conference on fundraising and investor…
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Synchronised housing market downturn triggers nerve pains 
News
October 13, 2022

Synchronised housing market downturn triggers nerve pains

As real estate markets worldwide move in tandem by showing clear signs of a downturn, two major…
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Verena Ross, chair of Esma
Laws and Regulations
October 11, 2022

‘Ambitious’ Esma wants common supervisory culture

The European Securities and Markets Authority on Monday said it sees a need to create a common…
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EU in no rush to address confusion over greenwashing
Laws and Regulations
October 10, 2022

EU Commission won't assess greenwashing before 2024

As fund managers and investors across the 27 countries in the European Union continue to question…
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Sustainable finance: ‘Great Reclassification’ is coming under SFDR
October 4, 2022

Sustainable finance: Great reclassification is coming

The growing complexity of Europe’s sustainable finance framework and a lack of clear guidance from…
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Swiss VC Serpentine sees Luxembourg Raifs as ‘gold standard’
Asset Managers
October 3, 2022

Swiss VC Serpentine sees ‘gold standard’ in Lux Raifs

For Zurich-based Serpentine Ventures, a venture asset manager, Luxembourg is a key gateway to…
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Nicoletta Centofanti, LSFI Interim General Manager. Photo: LSFI.
Sector
September 29, 2022

For LSFI’s Centofanti, awareness comes first

When it comes to sustainability, all actors, including the finance sector, need to develop a…
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