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September 26, 2024
Investing

Returns outshine fee concerns for active bond ETFs

Active bond ETF managers have outperformed their passive counterparts amid the current interest rate climate, driving strong capital inflows and impressive returns. Despite persistent criticism over higher costs, investors appear willing to pay a premium …
September 26, 2024
Laws and Regulations

CSSF flags 2025 upgrade of valuation practices in Luxembourg

In a move to strengthen valuation practices across the investment fund industry, Luxembourg's financial supervisor CSSF on Wednesday unveiled a glimpse of next year's plans to revise its valuation guidelines for investment fund managers. The upcoming …
September 26, 2024
Transfers

Transfer Thursday: M&G, BDO, HSBC, Governance.com

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other career news in the fund and asset management community in and around Luxembourg includes updates from M&G, BDO, HSBC, Governance.com, the Luxembourg School of Business and the …
September 25, 2024
Investing

Chinese equities ‘is the trade to do for the next six months’

China’s latest stimulus package, aimed at reviving its economy, could trigger a significant rally in equities over the next six months, according to renowned China watcher Louis-Vincent Gave, managing director and co-founder of Hong Kong-based Gavekal …
September 25, 2024
Expert Panel,Laws and Regulations

Towards an AIFMD 2 ‘Lending Passport’?

The AIFMD 2 introduces new rules for loan-originating AIFs, but uncertainties remain around the potential for a cross-border “lending passport,” writes Sebastiaan Hooghiemstra, senior associate at Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg in his latest contribution as …
September 24, 2024
Investing

China: Tech titan or ticking economic time bomb?

No other country evokes such mixed feelings in the West as China. While geopolitical strategists predict it will surpass the United States as the dominant global power this century, investors see a nation increasingly constrained by state control. As a …
September 24, 2024
Opinion

Lagarde unintentionally reveals a glimpse behind the ECB-scene

Naturally, the interest rate decision and everything surrounding it took centre stage earlier this month when the board of the European Central Bank (ECB) met in Frankfurt. And of course, during the press conference, questions focused on what we can …
September 23, 2024
Investing,Laws and Regulations

NAV errors: Tighter control, clearer guidance seek to improve fund valuations

Luxembourg’s financial watchdog, the CSSF, has made important changes to its rules for valuations of investment funds, the first in two decades. While many things stay the same, some key updates—like lowering limits for money market funds and adding new …
September 23, 2024
Investing,Opinion

China, a copy of the United States

Many investors mistakenly conclude that China and the United States are completely different due to their distinct financial (and societal) systems. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Both nations’ faltering economic engines are kept …
September 20, 2024
Private Banks,Wealth Managers

Quintet lifts UBP team to target 100,000 Finnish millionaires

Quintet Private Bank announced on Thursday the launch of its Luxembourg-based Finnish desk by building a new team that it hired from competitor Union Bancaire Privée in the Grand Duchy. The new team, consisting of five seasoned Finnish professionals …