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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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Asset Managers
May 19, 2023

‘Value for money’ replaces full kickback ban in EU retail plan

Fund firms face the prospect of EU rules setting standards of “value for money” for their investment…
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Asset Managers
May 17, 2023

Esma wants EU law to stop ‘undue costs’ in funds 

Europe’s top regulator for securities and financial markets on Wednesday said it believes there is a…
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Gregory Kennedy, business development manager at Finsoft and columnist for Investment Officer Luxembourg.
Sector
May 16, 2023

Attracting talent is getting harder!

In 1908, there were 16,000 Luxembourgish immigrants living in Chicago. They were extremely poor and…
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Chris Hayward, Chair of the Policy Commitee of the City of London Corporation. Photo: City of London Corporation.
News
May 16, 2023

City of London aims for fresh ties with Luxembourg 

The top representative of the City of London Corporation on Tuesday began a two-day visit to…
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Asset Managers
May 16, 2023

SFDR clarity welcomed but greenwashing fears linger

Some long awaited regulatory clarity on ESG and sustainability requirements for fund and asset…
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Michael Reinhard, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Investment
Asset Servicing
May 15, 2023

‘efa’ new name for European Fund Administration

European Fund Administration, the Luxembourg-based asset services unit of Frankfurt-headquartered…
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Caroline Baron, head of ETF distribution EMEA at Franklin Templeton. Photo: Franklin Templeton.
Asset Managers
May 15, 2023

Role for Luxembourg in Franklin Templeton’s ambitions

Franklin Templeton on Monday said that all 21 Ucits ETFs from its Icav range have become available…
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News
May 15, 2023

EC’s clearing autonomy move raises hackles

A recent European Commission proposal to oblige EU-based eligible counterparties to hold an active…
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ELTIF
Wealth Managers
May 11, 2023

Brown Brothers Harriman to support Schroders’ first Eltif

Brown Brothers Harriman (Luxembourg) S.C.A. said on Thursday it has been selected by Schroders…
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