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EU Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis and EU Financial Services Commissioner Mairead McGuinness announcing the retail investor package. Photo: European Commission.
Sector
May 24, 2023

Brussels launches crackdown on costs of investment funds

When the long wait for the retail investment strategy finally ended on Wednesday at a European…
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Preqin: Global private capital to double to $18.3 bln by 2027 
May 24, 2023

Alternative investments now take 1/3 of Luxembourg pie

Alternative investment funds last year took a bigger slice of the Luxembourg pie, a new study said…
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Gertjan Verdickt
Opinion
May 24, 2023

Is bitcoin the new gold in a portfolio?

One of the elements that Bitcoin investors cite is the cryptocurrency’s performance when the stock…
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Gaëtan Parchliniak, Head of Regulatory Affairs at FundRock. Photo: Apex Group.
May 24, 2023

‘Positive ESG impact doesn’t come at a financial cost’

Global financial services provider Apex Group claims being the first in the industry to offset its…
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New Raif registrations remain below year-ago levels
Asset Managers
May 23, 2023

Raif registrations down 20% for year to date vs 2022

Fund management companies in Luxembourg registered some 22 new reserved alternative investment funds…
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Laws and Regulations
May 23, 2023

Eltifs: Esma opens consultation on standards

Europe’s top financial supervisor on Tuesday said it has opened up a consultation on the draft…
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MJ Hudson listed on London's AIM market in December 2019. At that time it was valued at about 100 million pounds. Photo: LSE.
Asset Servicing
May 23, 2023

Apex closes acquisition of MJ Hudson’s data division

Financial services provider Apex Group on Tuesday said it has closed its acquisition of the data and…
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Gaya Herrington, Club of Rome
Asset Managers
May 23, 2023

Anti-ESG policy seen as reason to underweight the US

While those European investors still in doubt about the importance of ESG are becoming increasingly…
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Constantijn van Oranje, technology investment envoy at Amsterdam-based Techleap.
News
May 23, 2023

‘Institutional portfolios can do with more venture capital’

Institutional investment portfolios in Europe could do with more venture capital, especially when it…
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Laws and Regulations
May 22, 2023

SFDR level 2 finetuning: more details and lots of extra work

Technical standards with which sustainability information must comply are becoming clearer as far as…
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