Markets for depositary and custodian banking services in Luxembourg are “heavily concentrated”, with the top ten banks holding more than three quarters of all assets, the first ever survey on depositary and custodian services in the grand duchy shows. At …

Luxembourg last week was buzzing with speculation and market talk. A major deal was said to be in the making that could change the international leadership tables among Alternative Investment Fund Managers, AIFMs. “Is your firm going to be bought?” The …

Typically, when a private equity fund approaches its contractual culmination point, it will seek to sell its assets, but this may not be possible or desirable at that moment. Establishing a continuation fund is an alternative, Laurent Capolaghi, partner …

Among the top five actively managed mutual funds in the energy sector that are tracked by Morningstar, the BGF World Energy and NN (L) Energy funds stand out as top performers when considering the year-to-date performance of this type of funds. Black gold …

The spread of web-based platforms has reached into the rarefied atmosphere of private equity, which has historically been paper-based and face-to-face in-person meeting with one’s investment adviser. This is taking place against an industry-wide drive to …

A new set of rules - part of an update to the EU’s Mifid 2 directive - took effect in Luxembourg on Tuesday that will set out how banks and asset managers are required to handle their investment products in terms of Environmental, Social and Governance. …

Financial regulators across the European Union next year will embark on a comprehensive review of costs that investment firms charge for their funds. Claude Marx, director general of Luxembourg financial supervisor CSSF, on Wednesday elaborated on some of …

When it comes to enhancing the economic value chain in terms of sustainability, net-zero and financing the energy transition, the private assets sector is well positioned as an actor that can help deliver the changes that are needed to keep growth …

Real Estate Investment Funds, or Reifs, in Luxembourg saw total assets climb by 26 percent in the year running up to the end of the third quarter, to 131 billion euro. The number of Reifs increased by 20 percent to 621 funds. The latest edition of the …

The exact impact on private asset values of this ye ar’s declines on global stock and bond markets has yet to be determined, but already some family offices are concerned about the shifts in their portfolios. “There are capital calls that have not been …

Depositary, custodian services ‘heavily concentrated’

In Flux: Where there’s smoke…

Continuation funds bring alternative option for PE exits

Top five energy funds: BGF World, NN Energy stand out

Digital platforms embrace private assets enthusiasm

New ESG product rules under Mifid2 take effect

CSSF’s Marx: Efficiency focus also in interests of investors

Net-zero: ‘Private asset managers are privileged’

Luxembourg real estate fund assets up 26% vs year ago

‘There are capital calls that have not been met’