Erik Breen

CSSF headquarters building, Luxembourg
Supervision
January 13, 2022

New regulations drive up CSSF supervision fees

Luxembourg has decided to raise charges for supervising financial institutions by approximately 10…
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Philippe Gijsels, BNP Paribas Fortis
Investing
January 13, 2022

Green transition leads to higher inflation

In the medium term, the green transition may further fuel inflationary risks, according to ECB board…
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Keith O’Donnell, Chair of the ALFI tax commission
Laws and Regulations
January 13, 2022

Luxembourg and new OECD tax rules

Luxembourg business representatives have said that the OECD’s Inclusive Framework Pillar One and Two…
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Supervision
January 12, 2022

Systemic fund risks daunting challenge for regulators, industry

International financial regulators, considering lessons learned from defusing systemic risks in the…
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Kees Verbaas, Altis
Laws and Regulations
January 12, 2022

Despite SFDR postponement, providers hard at work

Fund selectors are by no means in pause mode around the introduction of the next level of…
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Hana Prochaska of Aztec
Asset Servicing
January 11, 2022

ALFI: Alternative asset servicing deals with fast growth

Investors are increasingly turning to alternative instruments for diversification, risk mitigation…
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Service station
Investing
January 11, 2022

Economist's view: the oil crisis of 2022

The two oil crises of the 1970s are notorious. In 1973, the oil price went from $3 a barrel to $12 a…
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Bull-Hans-Eiskonen unsplash
Investing
January 10, 2022

Mr Market: the pandemic is over

So goes January, so goes the year, it is sometimes said. If so, Mr Market has decided that the Covid…
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Emmanuel Macron and Mario Draghi (2019 archive photo)
Asset Managers
January 10, 2022

Opinion: French-Italian cocktail of cunning for EU

“Never waste a good crisis” is an English expression that you can safely leave to the French and…
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Motor yacht on the IJ, Amsterdam
Asset Managers
January 10, 2022

European wealth hits record high, Benelux tops EU millionaires list

European wealth reached unprecedented levels last year and is increasingly concentrated among…
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Photo by Ron Dyar on Unsplash
Asset Managers
January 6, 2022

Step toward securitisation law reform

Luxembourg is ranked third in the eurozone for securitisation business, and this is set for a boost…
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Pigeonholing on the beach 
Asset Allocation
January 6, 2022

Economist's view: the fight against the pigeonholing spirit

An equity portfolio can be approached in various ways. There is a division between domestic shares…
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Paul Merle, LFDE
Products
January 6, 2022

All sectors will play part in climate change challenge

La Financière de l’Echiquier’s climate impact fund has just celebrated its first anniversary. It is…
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Borssele nuclear power station
Laws and Regulations
January 5, 2022

Fuss over natural gas and nuclear power in EU taxonomy

On the last day of the year, the European Commission secretly circulated a plan to classify the…
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