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Jerome Powell, President of the Federal Reserve.
Asset Allocation
September 22, 2022

Probably the best and worst year ever for bonds

This will probably be the worst but also the best year for bonds ever. Rising interest rates and…
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Luxembourg, awaiting FATF visit, under the AML spotlight
Supervision
September 22, 2022

Luxembourg, awaiting FATF visit, is under AML spotlight

A crucial test awaits Luxembourg’s financial centre in just a couple of months. The Financial Action…
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CSSF, ABBL and LSFI present results of Luxembourg sustainable finance survey.
September 21, 2022

Even in ESG era, profitability and risk remain top factors

A solid return on investment and an acceptable level of risk remain the top factors for investors to…
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Alfi’s Lamesch tells industry to brace for more greenwashing allegations
Sector
September 21, 2022

‘Complex sustainable finance requires education effort’

The fund management industry can counter reputation risks posed by the increasingly complex…
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Luxembourg by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images.
Sector
September 21, 2022

Unregulated Luxembourg funds shows biggest growth

Unregulated investment funds in Luxembourg, in particular Reserved Alternative Investment Funds…
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CSSF seen drafting EU best practice for handling NAV errors 
Sector
September 20, 2022

CSSF drafting EU best practice for handling NAV errors 

Financial regulators across Europe are keeping a close eye on their Luxembourg counterpart CSSF…
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Amaury d'Orsay, head of fixed income at Amundi. Photo: Amundi.
Asset Managers
September 20, 2022

Amundi sees opportunity if Italy spread hits 300 bp 

Top ma rket experts at Europe’s biggest fund manager, Amundi, do not believe that the upcoming…
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Fuchs pressed into action to solve compliance and IT problems
Asset Managers
September 19, 2022

Fuchs pressed into action on compliance, IT problems

Following 1.55 million euro in regulatory fines, Luxembourg investment firm Fuchs & Associés Finance…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
September 19, 2022

Chart of the Week: Housing as the next domino

Activity in the US housing market is rapidly declining. New home sales fell more than 12 per cent in…
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Banks, not funds, contribute most to Luxembourg’s economy
Sector
September 16, 2022

Best of the week: Buying a Rome hotel with a Raif

This week on Investment Officer Luxembourg again demonstrated that the Grand Duchy can be a source…
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Supervision

Enforcement and transparency weigh on Europe’s AML scores

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Max Severijns
Opinion

Democrats are set to win but the timing is awful

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Private market firms sallivate over Americans’ retirement cash

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Opinion

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