UK financial markets are in "turmoil". This somewhat CNBC-esque opening, however, covers it well. And it has resulted in a chart that usually belongs to an emerging economy on the verge of collapse. The British pound is falling despite rapidly rising …

Sustainable investing may be taking the wider investment fund world by storm, especially in Europe. But when it comes to liquid alternative funds, the sustainable wave is less advanced. Some in the liquid alternative space remain openly dismissive of …

Over the past 12 months, the yield on corporate bonds has been as much as minus 22 per cent. As a result, the effective yield on investment grade corporate bonds has now risen to 5.5 per cent at a duration of just over 6 years. This is in line with the …

Swiss private bank Banque j. Safra Sarasin (Luxembourg) S.A, reprimanded by Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF in a public statement last Friday, has stated that the regulator had alleged no "actual money laundering activities”. “No allegations exist …

The growing complexity of Europe’s sustainable finance framework and a lack of clear guidance from EU supervisors is leading to a fragmented application of the benchmark EU regulation that determines which investment funds are sustainable and which are …

Luxembourg financial regulator the CSSF announced late last Friday a “reprimand” on a Swiss private bank named Banque J. Safra Sarasin (Luxembourg) S.A. for failing to comply with Luxembourg law on the fight against money laundering and terrorist …

For Zurich-based Serpentine Ventures, a venture asset manager , Luxembourg is a key gateway to reaching international investors. The firm is leveraging the grand duchy’s regime for alternative investment funds for four of its venture capital funds that …

The OECD’s latest global tax plan is in trouble. Dubbed “BEPS 2.0”, the Inclusive Framework Pillar One and Two proposals – which has the political backing of 137 countries – is facing political difficulties, including within the EU and the US. The …

Panic appears to rule the world's most liquid financial market, the foreign exchange market. The Bank of England had to announce emergency measures on Wednesday to stop the pound's dump. Behind the panic is a systemic crisis: a dramatic fall in European …

Nuveen Infrastructure’s Glennmont Partners, a major clean energy infrastructure manager, on Thursday said it has raised 250 million euro through its energy transition enhanced credit II strategy, or ETEC II, based on a Luxembourg alternative fund. The …

Graph of the week: more than a pound of trouble

ESG criteria, practices could transform liquid alternatives

Han Dieperink: Corporate bonds fit back into portfolio

After CSSF scolding, Sarasin says ‘no actual’ laundering

Sustainable finance: Great reclassification is coming

CSSF penalises Safra Sarasin for AML shortcomings

Swiss VC Serpentine sees ‘gold standard’ in Lux Raifs

Tough days ahead for BEPS 2.0 as Ecofin meets

Analysis: no end in sight to euro weakness

Nuveen raises €250 mln with energy transition credit Raif