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Flag atop the United States Department of the Treasury building, on Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, DC. Photo by Ben Schumin via Flickr, CC-BY-2.0
Asset Allocation
December 9, 2022

Morningstar Top 5: US government bond funds

European investors this year found safety in short-term US debt and the dollar. This week’s Top 5 by…
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Vanguard exits net zero initiative, bows to Republican pressure
Asset Managers
December 8, 2022

Vanguard exits net zero alliance, bows to Republicans

Vanguard, the world’s second-largest investment fund manager after BlackRock, is finding itself in a…
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Technology
December 8, 2022

Fintechs seek bigger role in sustainable investing

Fintech firms see a role for themselves in assisting and enabling the Luxembourg financial centre’s…
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Luxembourg fund managers ordered to review costs and fees
Supervision
December 7, 2022

CSSF to survey money laundering risks

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF on Wednesday said its annual online survey relating to the…
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Bluebell accuses BlackRock of ESG ‘hypocrisy’, poor stewardship
Asset Managers
December 7, 2022

Bluebell wants Fink out, sees greenwashing at BlackRock

British activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners is aiming its guns at BlackRock, the world’s…
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Merit flagship fund renamed as Dierickx Leys Fund III
Asset Managers
December 7, 2022

Merit flagship fund renamed as Dierickx Leys Fund III

Following the precarious situation surrounding troubled Belgian broker Merit Capital and its…
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Co-founders of the LVPA. L-to-R: Christophe Vandendorpe at EY, Rafael Le Saux at PWC, Hind El Gaidi at Astorg, and Antoine Boggini at BHB. Photo: IO.
Asset Servicing
December 7, 2022

IO Talks: valuation experts move centre stage

Luxembourg has recently seen the launch of the Luxembourg Valuation Professionals Association, known…
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Gold reserves at highest level in nearly half a century
Asset Allocation
December 6, 2022

Gold reserves at highest level in nearly half a century

Central bank gold reserves have risen to their highest level in nearly half a century. Particularly…
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Due diligence directive: EU ministers enable exemption for funds
Laws and Regulations
December 5, 2022

Due diligence directive: EU on course to exempt funds

Ministers of the 27 EU member states have backed a proposal that makes it possible for countries to…
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Guy Warner, CIO at BLI Banque Luxembourg Investments. Photo: BLI.
Asset Managers
December 5, 2022

BLI’s Wagner expects deeper global slowdown in 2023

Although the global economy finds itself in a slowdown phase, it continues to demonstrate resilience…
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