UBS once again exceeded expectations, but for Europe's largest wealth manager, the biggest challenge no longer lies in the financial markets. Instead, the bank's future is increasingly being shaped in Bern, where Swiss lawmakers are weighing significantly …

Melanie Babb has been appointed chief financial officer at Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) and has joined the bank's executive committee. She succeeds Nico Picard , who becomes advisor to the CEO after a 37-year career at the bank, including 9 …

After a year and a half of construction, State Street has officially set up shop in its new premises in Luxembourg’s Cloche d’Or district. A year and a half after the foundation stone was laid in March 2025, State Street’s new office—named the “Stairs” …

Transition finance is evolving from regulatory obligation into an expanding investment opportunity, demanding disciplined frameworks that identify credible corporate transformation while managing risk effectively, writes Robert Bluhm at Universal …

Ucits helped establish Luxembourg as Europe's leading domicile for cross-border retail investment funds. Ten years after the introduction of the RAIF, the country appears to have achieved something similar for institutional investors in private markets. …

As semi-liquid private market funds become more common, investors are paying closer attention to how managers can restrict withdrawals during periods of market stress. AIFMD 2 makes the distinction between redemption caps and redemption gates more …

Anyone claiming to see a bubble should be able to point to excessive valuations. That is precisely what has become remarkably difficult at the moment. Over the past few weeks, it seemed as though everyone was writing about the bursting of the AI bubble. …

"Hey, don’t I know you from the trading floor?" It’s a question that still comes up from time to time when Dutch investment professionals meet for the first time. At least among the older generation. After all, it has been nearly 25 years since the …

On October 22, 1987, three days after Black Monday, the US stock market fell nearly 4 percent. What caused it? Nobody knew. Journalists shrugged their shoulders. The country’s leading financial newspapers left readers without an explanation. That was the …

Stories about AI stocks have been dominated for months by questions about valuations. Yet while most valuation metrics have actually started to look somewhat more attractive recently, there are other figures, hidden from many investors, that make these …

UBS at loggerheads with Bern as Q2 exceeds expectations

Transfers: BIL, Blackstone, Vanguard

State Street moves to Cloche d’Or

Universal Investment: transition finance creates investment opportunity

How Luxembourg’s RAIF changed European private markets

Loyens & Loeff: redemption caps vs redemption gates

The cheapest bubble ever

Trading floors: the finest office in the Netherlands

The market is mumbling less and less

Chart of the week: the AI price tag everyone is missing