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February 3, 2020

Asset managers want to measure impact on biodiversity

Four French asset managers have joined forces to develop an innovative tool that measures the impact of investments on global biodiversity. The fund houses - Axa Investment Management, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Sycomore AM and Mirova - think there is …
January 31, 2020

CSSF responds to AML scrutiny

The upcoming external audit of Luxembourg’s anti money-laundering (AML) stance is a major test for the country, its financial sector and the regulators. While the CSSF continues to maintain a low public profile, it has ramped up its work behind the scenes …
January 28, 2020

Luxembourg: leading global sustainable finance in 2025?

Luxembourg wants to be the leading global centre in sustainable finance by 2025. It also wants to keep increasing the number of foreign banks and asset managers active in the country and strengthen its role as a wealth management hub by attracting more …
January 27, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

Quintet: Better gold than bonds

Earning no yield on gold is better than a negative yield on bonds. Therefore investors should shift the allocation of their portfolios from negative yielding bonds to gold, according to Quintet. Quintet (formerly KBL European Private Bankers) is positive …
January 22, 2020

Best performing funds: active and domiciled in Luxembourg

The best performing investment funds in 2019 are active funds. More importantly: they are mainly funds registered in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Those are the findings of a half-yearly study by consultant AF Advisors of investment funds available for …
January 21, 2020

‘Total Brexit relocations will top 70’

Some 60 financial firms have announced relocations of activities to Luxembourg since the referendum in 2016. The final number will probably top 75 firms, as some have not yet made their plans public, Luxembourg for Finance CEO Nicolas Mackel said in an …
January 16, 2020
Private Banks

Private Bank KBL epb Changes its Name: Quintet

KBL epb changes its name into Quintet Pan-European private banking group. The Luxembourg-based bank does this in order to better reflect its partnership approach in wealth management. KBL European Private Bankers, established in 1949 in Luxembourg and …
January 15, 2020
Asset Allocation,Investing

China’s eco investments benefit western stocks

Between 2016 and 2020, China spent more than 5.5bn renminbi (715bn euros) on environmental investments. But these massive sums of money are yet to translate into interesting investment opportunities in the country. Fund manager Yi Du of Pictet Global …
January 14, 2020

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

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 …
January 10, 2020

Is Luxembourg losing the war for talent?

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? …