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Eurogroup finance ministers met in Brussels on Monday, including Luxembourg's Yuriko Backes (in red). Photo: EU Council.
Laws and Regulations
May 24, 2022

Eurogroup to decide on ESM chief at Luxembourg meeting

After two rounds of voting three candidates remained in the race on Monday night for the position of…
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Jake Lee, crypto expert and chief strategy officer at South Korea's GoPax
Events
May 23, 2022

Cryptocurrency crash to bring regulation – but how much?

The collapse in the value of two cryptocurrencies linked to South Korea’s Terra blockchain has sent…
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Finance minister Yuriko Backes met with AP1 CEO Kristin Magnusson Bernard. Photo: Luxembourg for Finance via Twitter.
Asset Managers
May 20, 2022

Finance minister Backes: visit to Sweden ‘very productive’

Accompanying Luxembourg’s finance minister Yuriko Backes on her official visit to Stockholm…
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ESM DG Klaus Regling meeting with Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in March 2020. Photo by New Democracy via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
Laws and Regulations
May 20, 2022

As ESM's Regling steps down, Gramegna holds good cards

Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands have all put forward candidates to succeed Klaus…
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MEP Isabel Benjumea, rapporteur on the EU AIFMD and Ucits reviews. Photo: EP.
Laws and Regulations
May 19, 2022

‘Asset managers need bigger say in applying crisis tools’ 

Europe’s asset management industry on Wednesday threw its backing behind a legislative proposal to…
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Complexity. Photo by Joe Lodge via Flickr under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Laws and Regulations
May 19, 2022

Esma promises guidance on ‘astonishing’ ESG complexity

The European Securities and Markets Authority recognises the asset management industry is under…
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Oddo BHF Asset Management said it has strengthened its presence in Benelux with the recruitment of André Koeken as sales manager. He is now in charge of developing the clientele of independent financial advisors and insurance companies in the Benelux. He reports to Dominic Nys, Sales Manager for Benelux. Koeken, who joins Oddo from Carmignac, has more than nine years of experience in the finance and asset management sector where he held commercial and development roles, notably with insurance companies, wea
Transfers
May 18, 2022

Koeken joins Oddo BHF's Benelux sales from Carmignac

Oddo BHF Asset Management said it has strengthened its presence in Benelux with the recruitment of…
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Peter Hughes, founder and CEO of Apex Group. Photo: Apex.
Asset Servicing
May 18, 2022

Apex to take over Maitland, expanding geographic reach

Apex Group Ltd continues to add management companies to its group through acquisitions. On Wednesday…
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Private equity. Photo by Jernej Furman, CC BY 2.0 via Flickr.
Family Offices
May 17, 2022

Family offices, HNWIs are hungry for private equity

Private markets are no longer the exclusive preserve of large institutional investors. A round of…
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From left to right: Sopiad CEO Pierre Nemeth, chair of the board David Suetens and CCO Julien Renkin. Photo: Sopiad.
Asset Managers
May 17, 2022

Sopiad aspires to reshape client interactions in ESG era

A university-sponsored wealthtech startup based in Liège, Belgium, is keen to make life easier for…
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