This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other people news includes updates from Euroclear, Norton Rose Fulbright, Mourant Luxembourg and Pictet. Valérie Urbain Valérie Urbain (photo) has officially been appointed as chief executive …

Publicly listed companies with the highest ESG scores and substantial investments from ESG funds often pay the least in taxes. In many cases, they pay even less than required by law, and according to Professor Gideon Parchomovsky, institutional investors …

Swiss-headquarterted private equity firm Partners Group has announced the launch of a new private equity European Long-Term Investment Fund (Eltif), opening up its private offerings also to retail investors. The fund is its first new private equity fund …

The European market for Long-Term Investment Funds (Eltifs) is poised for significant expansion, with Scope forecasting a potential tripling in volume to 30-35 billion euro by 2026 from 13.6 billion euro in 2023, according to the latest report from the …

The grand duchy of Luxembourg was the obvious place to go when London-based LGIM was considering its options for launching its new international private markets strategy. “We looked at various options. We worked through these seriously. And Luxembourg …

Crypto assets, as an asset class, have seen soaring valuations and scandals over the years. One Luxembourg AIFM thinks this country’s nascent crypto asset ecosystem is primed for growth from institutional investors when all the puzzle pieces finally fit …

Strengthening the capital market union is a priority in Brussels. Recently, former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta published a report titled "Much More Than a Market." Letta offered his insights to the European Council on how to proceed with the …

With a sophisticated dividend strategy, the Goldman Sachs Eurozone Equity Income Fund has been scoring above average for decades. “We spend our risk budget mainly on stock selection and do not deviate much from the benchmark in terms of sector and factor …

The UK's latest financial regulatory update, the Overseas Fund Regime (OFR), considers linking market access for foreign investment funds to stringent sustainability reporting requirements. Such a move, which could enter into force in 2025, would require …

At a time when compensation packages on Wall Street are under the microscope, influential proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and ISS have urged BlackRock shareholders to vote against CEO Larry Fink's proposed 27 million dollar remuneration package during …

Transfers: Euroclear, Norton Rose Fulbright, Mourant

The best ESG companies are the shrewdest tax avoiders

Partners launches evergreen Eltif for retail investors

French investors lead Eltif boom as market eyes €35 bln in assets

Staff-ing up: LGIM anchors new private strategy in Luxembourg

6M, as licensed AIFM, bets on growth in crypto ecosystem

Where is the silver bullet for a strong capital markets union?

‘Europe is very attractive for dividend investors’

UK to link market access to sustainability reporting

BlackRock CEO faces pay cut push at shareholder meeting