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November 8, 2023
Technology,Asset Servicing

Single click compliance: APIs can ease the reporting burden

The future of supervisory reporting by investment funds - Luxembourg is home to some 14,000 of them - is embedded into a firm’s technology infrastructure. One example of this development is taking shape in Luxembourg, where a local data firm that was …
November 8, 2023
Investing,Opinion

Make America Great Again 2.0

In a thought-provoking piece from May 2018, I penned a commentary  here titled 'Make America Great Again', promptly re-titled by the editor to 'Rabobank: Trump is good for economy and stock market'. Reflecting on it now, I am mostly financially …
November 8, 2023
Sector,Supervision

Luxembourg’s FIU grapples with spike in AML reports

Luxembourg, a hub for global finance, has seen a significant uptick in alerts on questionable transactions that could signal money laundering or even finance terrorism. The number of reports concerning money laundering and terrorist financing filed by …
November 7, 2023
Supervision

Luxembourg Ucits count declines to 10,565 funds

The Luxembourg Ucits market, a cornerstone of the European investment landscape, demonstrated both its strength and vulnerability in the face of 2022's economic turbulence, with fund managers navigating increased market and credit risks, while maintaining …
November 7, 2023

Small caps endure rare drop but could be promising

Prices of small-cap stocks remain significantly adrift from their historical performance at the onset of a Fed hiatus, now offering a golden chance for value seekers. While a new study hails the performance small-caps during Fed pauses, critics cast doubt …
November 7, 2023
Asset Managers

Aiming for change: Funds For Good seeks ‘double impact’

Funds For Good, in partnership with Banque de Luxembourg Investments, is broadening its range with two new impact-focused equity funds in the US and Europe. Funds For Good, a Brussels-based fund distributor, dedicates 50 percent of its annual profits to …
November 7, 2023
Wealth Managers

M&G targets €500 mln with its first Eltif

M&G Investments on Monday said it is launching its first European Long Term Investment Fund, known as Eltif, as part of a new 500 million euro private credit strategy. The fund will be known as M&G Corporate Credit Opportunities. The strategy is currently …
November 6, 2023
Asset Managers,Asset Servicing

Fund director fees, like costs, squeezed

Average fees paid to directors of investment funds in Luxembourg and Ireland are down significantly when compared to last year in what appears to be a reflection of a shift in the way that funds reimburse their directors, according to a new report issued …
November 6, 2023
Investing

‘Facebook Effect’ in Luxembourg reshapes private equity in EU

Amid the sustained growth of Luxembourg's private markets, propelled by ongoing onshoring and the growing acknowledgment of its robust legal frameworks, Investment Officer sat down for a conversation with Claus Mansfeldt, president of the Luxembourg …
November 6, 2023
Opinion

Firesale in China!

China faces a complex challenge as it aims to further stimulate its economy amidst a relentless property crisis while avoiding the repercussions of a devalued currency. It's a delicate tightrope walk that could see the nation persistently offloading US …