Raymond Frenken

Raymond Frenken

Merit Capital is well-known in Belgian liberal and equestrian circles. Photo: Unsplash.
Asset Managers
May 2, 2022

Renell Bank silent on Merit Capital’s demise

Frankfurt-based Renell Bank AG, which publicly announced the acquisition of Belgium’s Merit Capital…
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Julie Becker, CEO of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and Klaus Regling, Director General of the European Stability Mechnamism, in discussion at LuxSE's SED event on 27 April. Photo: LuxSE.
Laws and Regulations
April 29, 2022

Luxembourg supports single EU supervisor for markets

The European Union needs to establish a single supervisory body for financial markets in order to…
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Frank Wagener, Chair of the Board at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, announced his retirement on Wednesday evening. Photo: IO.
April 28, 2022

Wagener to retire as LuxSE chair, Grbic in charge at ABBL

Two of Luxembourg’s top financial bodies are undergoing changes in key leadership positions. Former…
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CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Asset Managers
April 26, 2022

Luxembourg AIF assets top 1000 billion euro for first time

Although growth in Luxembourg’s alternative investment funds market slowed in 2020, it remained…
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Annick Drui, manager of the BL Sustainable Horizon fund. Photo: BLI.
Asset Managers
April 25, 2022

Managing impact funds is a balancing act, says BLI’s Drui

Fund managers looking for sustainable investments can find themselves with incomplete non-financial…
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Raymond Frenken, editorial manager of Investment Officer Luxembourg.
Opinion
April 15, 2022

In Flux: a bubbling housing market, Reifs and rising rates

If there is one economic lesson my father, a construction engineer, taught me, it’s that mortgage…
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ECB President Christine Lagarde speaking at Thursday's monetary policy press conference. Photo: ECB.
News
April 14, 2022

Lagarde's roadmap for rates draws a mixed response

As inflation persists across Europe, with double-digit numbers for some eurozone countries, ECB…
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Michael Reinhard, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Investment
Asset Servicing
April 12, 2022

Universal, with EFA, sets eyes on growth in Benelux, Nordics

Frankfurt-based Universal Investment Group, a leading asset services provider with Super ManCo…
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The ECB's Governing Council is due to discuss monetary policy again on Thursday. Photo: ECB.
Investing
April 12, 2022

On cusp of new inflation era, ECB set to hold rates steady

While the Federal Reserve is expected to raise rates aggressively in the coming months, the European…
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Jorg Ackerman, Partner at PWC Luxembourg. Photo: PWC.
Private Banks
April 11, 2022

​​​​​​​Corporate banking revenue up 60% since 2016, survey shows

Revenue from corporate banking activities in Luxembourg has risen nearly 60 percent since 2016 to…
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Raymond Frenken, editorial manager of Investment Officer Luxembourg.
April 8, 2022

In Flux: Home of the Super ManCos

Those who see what’s happening in today’s post-Brexit financial world will undoubtedly recognise…
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PWC's Crystal Park office in Luxembourg was lit up in the colours of Ukraine's flag. Photo: PWC.
Asset Managers
April 6, 2022

CSSF guides funds on stranded Russia assets

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor, releasing its eagerly anticipated guidance for investment funds…
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Massimiliano della Zonca, Harneys’ counsel and securitisation lawyer
Laws and Regulations
April 5, 2022

Podcast: Harneys’ Della Zonca on new CLO opportunities

New options for trading securitised debt products are available in Luxembourg after its parliament…
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Alek Jakima, GP Bullhound Director and one of the conducting officers in the new Luxembourg office.
Asset Managers
April 4, 2022

GP Bullhound sets up as AIFM in Luxembourg

Tech advisory and investment firm GP Bullhound on Monday said it is opening an Luxembourg office…
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