Figures published by the supervisory Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier show that Luxembourg-registered investment funds were managing approximately 4,670 bn euro in November 2019. Ever since 1998, Luxembourg has been gaining influence and …

Luxembourg’s recruiters have spoken about a war for talent for decades. Higher pay is the main attraction of the Grand Duchy for foreign workers, but housing costs and traffic congestion are growing out of hand. Is the country starting to lose the fight? …

Equity markets are starting 2020 on an optimistic note. Investors are celebrating the preliminary US-China trade deal and equities are trading at record highs. Investment Officer asked three prominent investors representing global asset managers for …

2020 will probably not be a great year for bonds. The low interest rates could even precipitate a shock to the financial system eventually. The outlook for equities is somewhat more promising, even though it's difficult to grow earnings in the current …

The world economy is showing signs of recovery. Over the fourth quarter, investors have anticipated a more stable macro environment by driving up equity market valuations. The ‘very large Phase One Deal’ that was announced by President Trump on Twitter …

The value factor has been disappointing investors for years. However, combining value with quality turns underperformance into stable outperformance, according to French boutique asset manager Seeyond AM. Seeyond has called the ‘new’ factor smart value . …

A cross-industry working group in Luxembourg is seeking new ways to enable financial technology to thrive in Europe’s tough regulatory environment. Updating the country’s financial services outsourcing rules could help unlock the potential of open …

Luxembourg’s banks are not yet reaping the benefits of Brexit as Brexit-related additional costs are outstripping the rise in revenues. This has led to a year-on-year decline of 5.4% in banks’ profits in the third quarter of 2019, according to CSSF …

Iqbal Khan, the new co-head of global wealth management at UBS, plans to break up the Swiss bank's dedicated unit for the ultra wealthy. According to the Financial Times, this is part of an overhaul designed to increase higher-margin lending to some of …

Luxembourg banks want to work together to create common standards on certain compliance-related functions, a survey by the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association ABBL among its member showed. 93% of respondents said they see such cooperation as ‘valuable for the …

Luxembourg fund assets edge close to €5,000bn mark

Is Luxembourg losing the war for talent?

CIO DWS: European equity markets will celebrate

CIO AXA IM: Low interest rates can cause financial shock

2020 outlook: trade war truce will drive recovery

‘Value and quality combination delivers outperformance’

Developing Luxembourg's Fintech framework

Brexit cost hikes dent Luxembourg bank profits

UBS plans to wind down dedicated unit for the super-rich

Luxembourg bankers support mutualisation of finance functions