Every now and then, my development team informs me that they need to take a pause from future developments to refactor code. Refactoring is a process where they restructure existing computer code without altering its external behavior. Over time, small …

Waystone Luxembourg on Tuesday said it will provide single-umbrella ManCo and related services to US-based Fred Alger Management’s SICAV range. The partnership will add 600 million US dollars to Waystone’s AuM, raising it to 2,000 million US dollars and …

Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest asset management firm, on Tuesday addressed investors in his annual letter, focusing on three main issues: the need to reshape the pension and retirement system, the national debt crisis, and the …

Paris-based Natixis Investment Managers has reinforced its dedication to active portfolio management, positioning it as a central tactic amid a changing investment environment increasingly controlled by passive giants such as BlackRock and Vanguard. …

As the last vestiges of winter's chill give way to the vibrant blooms of spring, the financial community turns its gaze to Frankfurt for the annual "ECB and Its Watchers" conference. The 2024 edition unfolded under the brilliant skies of Europe's …

Luxembourg continues to dominate the global cross-border fund registration landscape, holding a 54.6 percent market share despite a slight 0.4 percent drop in 2023, according to PwC Luxembourg's latest Global Fund Distribution Poster. The 24th edition of …

Some 40 new Eltif funds, enabling European retail investors to put their money in private markets, are understood to be in the pipeline, from a current total of 101 such funds available to investors in Europe, delegates at a Luxembourg conference have …

Over the past year, Nvidia's stock has soared by more than 200%, igniting talks of a "bubble" among the self-proclaimed financial seers. But what precisely do we mean by a "bubble"? This term, often thrown around loosely, lacks a consistent definition …

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has imposed a fine of 162,500 euro on Intertrust (Luxembourg) S.à r.l., a specialist in the professional financial sector, for not adhering to its custodial duties as outlined in Luxembourg's …

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), the EU's financial markets regulator, has fined the European rating agency Scope 2.2 million euro for breaches of the Credit Rating Agencies (CRA) Regulation. The penalty is for Scope's failure to …

Parts of the fund industry need urgent restructuring

Waystone to provide ManCo services to Alger Management

‘Energy pragmatism’ keeps Larry Fink’s mind on climate

At Natixis, active management is back

It’s ECB watchers time!

Luxembourg holds 54.6% share in cross-border funds

Another 40 Eltif funds in the pipeline, say experts

Forget about bubble spotters!

CSSF fines Intertrust €162,500 for not sticking to custodian duties

Esma fines Scope Ratings €2.2 mln euro for regulatory breaches