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Blackstone's BREIT owns 8 Spruce Street is a 76-story skyscraper designed by architect Frank Gehry in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, NY USA. Photo by Matt Walter via Flickr CC-BY-2.0
Asset Managers
May 2, 2023

Blackstone fund accepts less than one third of redemptions

The Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, one of the world’s largest property investment funds, in…
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21 new Luxembourg Raifs registered during January
News
May 2, 2023

Luxembourg to modernise fund laws under Bill 8183

Luxembourg is set to modernise its legislation for investment funds under a proposal that will first…
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Jeroen Blokland, True Insights
Investing
May 1, 2023

Chart of the week: a recession looming?

A recession is what usually concerns many investors, and economists. But exactly how they estimate…
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Amundi
Asset Managers
April 28, 2023

‘Unfavourable evolution’ in markets hurts income at Amundi

First-quarter net income at Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, fell 7.5 percent to 300 million…
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Guy Hoffmann, chair of the ABBL. Photo: ABBL.
Private Banks
April 28, 2023

Luxembourg banks brace for economic downturn

Grand Duchy banks are taking action to prepare for an economic downturn, according to bank sector…
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Investment. Image via Investmentofficer.nl.
Wealth Managers
April 28, 2023

At least 20 new Luxembourg Eltif funds expected this year

Lawyers in Luxembourg expect that at least 20 new European long-term investment funds, known as…
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Protest sign against fossil fuels. Photo via Unsplash.
Asset Managers
April 27, 2023

Green Deal: SFDR struggles to encourage sustainable investing

The European Union is taking a major step forward with its Green Deal initiative, and investors are…
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Eltifs in Luxembourg. Photo: IO.
News
April 27, 2023

Luxembourg to encourage Eltif uptake with tax exemption

Luxembourg’s finance minister has tabled a proposal to the grand duchy’s parliament to encourage the…
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SimCorp's head office in Copenhagen. Photo: Wikimedia CC-BY-2.0.
Asset Managers
April 27, 2023

Deutsche Börse offers €3.9 billion for data firm SimCorp  

Deutsche Börse AG on Thursday made an offer of 3.9 billion euro in cash for Danish investment…
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Raymond SagayRaymond Sagayam, the 47th Managing Partner of Pictet Group
Asset Managers
April 27, 2023

Raymond Sagayam appointed as managing partner at Pictet

Pictet Group has announced the appointment of Raymond Sagayam as the 47th Managing Partner in the…
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Ada Schmitt, Clifford Chance
April 27, 2023

Schmitt, Zwick named partners at Clifford Chance

Ada Schmitt and Oliver Zwick have been named partners at law firm Clifford Chance in Luxembourg…
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Nasir Zubairi, LHoFT
Sector
April 27, 2023

Luxembourg aspires to leadership in Europe’s crypto market

Luxembourg is leading the way in Europe when it comes to crypto and blockchain technology. With MiCA…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
April 26, 2023

The recession that just won't come

It is striking how bad economists are at predicting a recession. They have shouted so many times now…
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Dr Sofia Harrschar, country head Luxembourg, Universal Investment. Photo: UI.
Opinion
April 26, 2023

Division of labour: underrated gamechanger for ManCos

The implementation of the AIFMD, the European directive for alternative investment funds managers…
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