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July 17, 2023
Asset Managers,Private Banks,Asset Servicing

Podcast: LFF CEO Mackel on talent, competition, elections

  Nicolas Mackel, the CEO of the Luxembourg for Finance development agency and considered as the  de facto  ambassador of Luxembourg's financial sector, speaks to Investment Officer's Raymond Frenken in this edition of IO Talks. Among the topics …
July 17, 2023
News,Sector

IO Talks: Luxembourg’s finance ambassador Nicolas Mackel

Nicolas Mackel, the CEO of the Luxembourg for Finance development agency Luxembourg for Finance and considered as the  de facto  ambassador of Luxembourg's financial sector, speaks to Investment Officer's Raymond Frenken in this IO Talks podcast.   Among …
July 14, 2023
Technology,Investing

Accelex seeks to overcome private equity data obfuscation

Globally active Accelex has set up in Luxembourg to sell its next-generation software as a service solution aimed exclusively at private markets because of the country’s leadership in private assets. The UK-headquartered company sees itself playing a key …
July 13, 2023
Laws and Regulations

Plans to manage mass fund redemptions draw pushback

Global financial regulators and industry insiders clashed over the implementation of liquidity management tools (LMTs) to mitigate the impact of mass redemptions in open-ended investment funds at a meeting in Dublin on Wednesday. The Financial Stability …
July 12, 2023
Sector,Laws and Regulations

Luxembourg turbocharges its financial hub with tax exemptions

Luxembourg’s parliament, with 55 votes in favour and only two against, has embraced a highly anticipated law that revamps its legislative arsenal for investment funds. Several fund categories, including European Long Term Investment Funds (Eltifs) and …
July 12, 2023
Opinion

In Flux: Singing the Aladdin song at Quintet

Just over one year into his tenure as Chief Executive Officer at Quintet, Chris Allen has unveiled a significant next move for the Luxembourg-headquartered private bank. The partnership he has brokered with BlackRock aims to inspire a fresh way of working …
July 12, 2023
Asset Managers,News

Rates high for longer, hurting commercial real estate

Hopes in the commercial real estate sector that central banks would lower interest rates due to declining inflation have been dashed. Interest rates are staying high for longer, causing problems, particularly for those who borrowed heavily during the …
July 11, 2023
Private Banks

Antonucci named Chief Investment Officer at Quintet

Daniele Antonucci has taken on a new role at Quintet Private Bank. He has been appointed as Co-Head of Investment & Chief Investment Officer per July 1, he announced in a post on LinkedIn. Antonucci joined Quintet in April 2020 and has since then served …
July 11, 2023
Asset Allocation

Pimco: Prolonged high rates will punch hole in balances

The world's largest active bond house is warning that, despite last week's declines, stock markets are still too optimistic about the ability of central banks to stave off a recession. This recession, says Pimco's global strategist Gene Frieda, is the …
July 11, 2023
Asset Managers,Sector

Efama: European funds sector does not pose systemic threat

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama) has declared that the European investment fund sector is not capable of undermining financial stability to the extent that it results in systemic risks. This was outlined in a recent ambitious …