While sustainability has become an established focus for the financial industry, the development of the EU sustainable securitisation market is still in its early stages, although it faces increasing demand from institutional investors. With no regulation …

Luxembourg’s fund industry supports the introduction in new EU retail finance legislation of more lenient 'opt-up’ criteria for retail clients that would give them the same status as professional clients. At the same time, it opposes the creation of a new …

Two-thirds of Europe’s institutional investors plan to stop investing in non-ESG funds by the end of next year, according to fresh survey data released on Monday. Nearly 72 percent of them are willing to pay a premium for ESG products, while a similar …

European Depositary Bank, the Luxembourg-based provider of banking, depositary and custody solutions, on Monday announced that it has appointed David Claus as CEO and member of its board of directors. Claus until recently was the Luxembourg head of BNY …

An investment portfolio today should consist predominantly of US assets. Impact investing is sustainable investing 2.0 and long duration assets continue to struggle. That is what independent investment expert Jan Longeval said during the closing debate of …

The European Council and the European Parliament have taken an important step towards the implementation of a new sustainability reporting system in Europe. It concerns the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, or CSRD, which requires companies to …

Few asset classes offered protection in this market correction, but investors who chose bonds with shorter maturities were able to limit losses somewhat. Faced with the highest inflation in decades, central bankers were forced to abandon the idea that …

The Atlanta Fed GDPNow real GDP forecast for the second quarter stands at exactly 0 percent. So no growth expected. Something economists certainly do not take into account. The Atlanta Fed GDPNow forecast is a growth forecast based solely on published …

Russia's attack on Ukraine on 24 February this year is a “turning point and a milestone in European history. Its impact is enormous. No policy area remains unaffected.” So said Steven Van Hecke, professor of international relations at the KU Leuven …

Luxembourg has witnessed that European integration still has its limits, even when war rages on Europe’s doorstep. As world markets digested the Federal Reserve’s rate hike and the ECB’s emergency meeting, finance ministers of the 19 eurozone countries …

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