Across Europe, asset managers are learning that selling Eltif funds to retail and wholesale investors is far harder than early optimism suggested. Fundraising momentum has slowed sharply as distributors struggle with complex product mechanics, opaque …

As wealth is transferred to younger generations, private banks are adapting their offerings to address the needs of next gen clients. Indosuez Wealth Management is developing more sustainable offerings and management solutions based on exchange-traded …

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has appointed Maxime Aerts as its new Chief Information Officer, effective 1 November 2025. He has served as interim CIO since 1 June, following the departure of Laurent Pulinckx , who held the position for six years. Aerts …

Despite tough times for private markets in recent years, family offices are seeing increased interest in private equity and venture capital, especially among the younger generation. “Oh, yes. Big time,” said Raphael Eber when Investment Officer asked …

EFAMA’s Tanguy van de Werve says securitisation can help reconnect investors with the real economy, if Brussels can manage to deliver clarity, proportionate rules, and trust. Securitisation is back on Europe’s policy agenda. Once seen as a symbol of …

A targeted educational intervention can break the free dividends fallacy among retail investors. The result: a lasting behavioral change that reveals how fragile—yet how malleable—the demand for dividends truly is. In the financial world, Miller and …

Two major European cross-border asset management relationships are losing momentum, with Italian financial groups reassessing their reliance on French partners. Unicredit is preparing to exit its long-standing distribution deal with Amundi, while merger …

There was a time when private markets moved in neat sequences. A fund manager raised capital, a placement agent opened doors, an administrator handled the paperwork, and a depositary kept watch. Everyone had their lane, their contract, their comfort zone. …

It was fall break in October, which meant plenty of travelers crossed the Atlantic to visit New York. One of the perks: shopping in the Big Apple had become much cheaper than at the start of the year. The euro has climbed from nearly 1.00 dollar to about …

Artificial intelligence has become the dividing line between progress and obsolescence in Luxembourg’s financial industry. At both the Bloomberg Luxembourg Investment Summit and the LPEA Insights Conference, senior figures warned that firms ignoring AI do …

Eltif 2.0: the honeymoon is over as fundraising stalls

Great wealth transfer: Indosuez evolves to meet next gen needs

Transfers: LuxSE, BNP Paribas Cardif, APG, Apex Group

Next generation drives family office appetite for private equity

Brussels urged to cut the white noise in securitisation

The myth of “free” dividends

Italy cools on French fund groups as UniCredit exits Amundi deal

The great intermediary reboot

A strong euro? Quite the opposite

AI becomes dividing line between progress and obsolescence