Erik Breen

Peter de Coensel, CEO at DPAM.
Asset Managers
November 9, 2023

Bond market revival brings back the vigilantes

Bonds are now recognised as a legitimate investment alternative, long overdue for acknowledgment…
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Luxembourg is the second-largest hub for Exchange Traded Funds in Europe, following Ireland. Photo Marco Versch via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
Investing
November 9, 2023

iShares leads in ETF sales, ahead of Amundi, Vanguard

BlackRock’s iShares topped the charts as the best-selling ETF promoter in Europe for October…
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Luxembourg police. Photo: PoliceLux.
Sector
November 8, 2023

Luxembourg’s FIU grapples with spike in AML reports

Luxembourg, a hub for global finance, has seen a significant uptick in alerts on questionable…
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Maxime Aerts, managing director and chief operating officer at FE fundinfo.
Technology
November 8, 2023

Single click compliance: APIs can ease the reporting burden

The future of supervisory reporting by investment funds - Luxembourg is home to some 14,000 of them…
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Investing
November 8, 2023

Make America Great Again 2.0

In a thought-provoking piece from May 2018, I penned a commentary here titled ‘Make America Great…
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Luxembourg fund managers ordered to review costs and fees
Supervision
November 7, 2023

Luxembourg Ucits count declines to 10,565 funds

The Luxembourg Ucits market, a cornerstone of the European investment landscape, demonstrated both…
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November 7, 2023

Small caps endure rare drop but could be promising

Prices of small-cap stocks remain significantly adrift from their historical performance at the…
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Nicolas Crochet (photo), co-founder of Funds For Good.
Asset Managers
November 7, 2023

Aiming for change: Funds For Good seeks ‘double impact’

Funds For Good, in partnership with Banque de Luxembourg Investments, is broadening its range with…
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Eltifs are European long-term investment funds.
Wealth Managers
November 7, 2023

M&G targets €500 mln with its first Eltif

M&G Investments on Monday said it is launching its first European Long Term Investment Fund, known…
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Image via Unsplash.
Asset Managers
November 6, 2023

Fund director fees, like costs, squeezed

Average fees paid to directors of investment funds in Luxembourg and Ireland are down significantly…
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Claus Mansfelft, president of LPEA and chairman of SwanCap Luxembourg. Photo: Swancap.
Investing
November 6, 2023

‘Facebook Effect’ in Luxembourg reshapes private equity in EU

Amid the sustained growth of Luxembourg’s private markets, propelled by ongoing onshoring and the…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
November 6, 2023

Firesale in China!

China faces a complex challenge as it aims to further stimulate its economy amidst a relentless…
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EU flag at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Photo © European Union - European Parliament
Laws and Regulations
November 3, 2023

EU talks put AIFMD review back on track, unscathed 

Proposed amendments to EU rules for alternative investment funds have passed through technical…
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Asset Managers
November 3, 2023

Will EU exempt finance from its corporate conscience?

European authorities are speeding up negotiations on the final text of the so-called Corporate…
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