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April 24, 2023
Private Banks,News

Interest bounty underpins BCEE banking income

The BCEE, one of Luxembourg’s main domestic banks and commonly known as the Spuerkees, credited rising interest rates as playing a key role in increasing its increased banking income portion of its overall annual report for the year ending in 2022 through …
April 24, 2023
News,Sector,Supervision

Luxembourg raid probes AC Milan fraud claim

In a dawn raid on Friday, Luxembourg judicial authorities searched for documents of two holding companies controlled by US hedge fund Elliott Management in relation to last year’s 1.2 billion euro sale of Italian football club AC Milan. Although it has …
April 24, 2023
Laws and Regulations

EU retail investment strategy launch delayed to end May

The presentation of the European Commission’s long-awaited retail investment strategy, has now been delayed once more, from an early May to a tentatively scheduled 24 May date, according to a person familiar with the policymaking process in Brussels. In …
April 21, 2023
Supervision,Asset Servicing

Link FS Luxembourg for sale

Dublin-headquartered asset services specialist Waystone on Thursday announced that it has agreed, following years of discussions, to acquire the UK and Irish business of Link Fund Services for an undisclosed amount from its Australian parent. Link’s …
April 20, 2023
Technology

Crypto assets: EU’s MiCA law aims to end ‘wild west’

For Luxembourg's crypto community, Thursday's adoption of the MiCA regulation in the European Parliament reassures established financial players and offers an EU passportable licensing regime with no need for national transposition in member states. "It …
April 20, 2023
Asset Managers,Investing

Investors want clearer view on risks in alternatives

Institutional investors expect greater transparency when investing in alternative assets, mostly with risk management in mind, according to a new survey by Clearwater Analytics. According to a poll of 254 institutional investors, representing over $10 …
April 20, 2023
Asset Managers,Investing

Misjudging Fed interest rates could be a costly mistake

Equity investors may be underestimating the potential consequences of a miscalculation of the Federal Reserve interest rate path. The market is already pricing in a Goldilocks scenario of stable economic growth and low inflation. It could be a costly …
April 20, 2023
Transfers,Asset Servicing

UI picks Etienne Rougier for change management

Etienne Rougier has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Universal Investment Group. He joins from Alliance Bernstein. As of this week he is responsible for driving and transforming the business to support its overall growth strategy.  In his new …
April 19, 2023
Opinion

From public to private markets

There has been a clear shift from public markets to private markets. Private markets are no longer an opportunistic satellite, but are now the core of the investment portfolio.  From the end of World War II until the 1970s, companies have gone public to …
April 18, 2023
Asset Managers

Fund pickers increasingly avoid ‘carbon emitters’

Decarbonisation is a trend expected to continue among investors during the coming years. One out of 10 fund selectors in Europe is already completely avoiding so-called "carbon emitters" or traditional carbon-emitting energy companies. Twice as many plan …