T his Luxembourg edition of IO Talks talks about European Long Term Investment Funds, a new type of investment fund known as Eltifs that opens the door to private equity and alternatives to a wider group of investors, in particular wealth management …

The 60/40 portfolio has been besieged on all sides since bonds failed to protect against the correction in equities last year. Many see salvation in alternative assets, while others preach flexible allocation. Bonds offered no protection The balanced …

Crestbridge, a fund services provider for private equity and real estate funds, has been granted its depositary licence by Luxembourg’s financial services regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, CSSF. The firm has already been …

Switzerland’s financial markets supervisor is defending its decision to force a 16 billion Swiss franc (16 billion euro) write-off in Credit Suisse debt securities that were designed to function as a shock absorber in case of a major financial event. …

Luxembourg-headquartered Quintet Private Bank on Thursday posted its first net profit in four years as interest margins improved thanks to rising interest rates. Higher trading income and a one-time gain from the sale of its stake in EFA also underpinned …

… Investment Officer … IO Talks: Kavitha Ramachandran at Apex Group Luxembourg …

Luxembourg’s top supervisor for investment funds on Wednesday assured the country’s fund management community, describing the sector as “very robust” and speaking about “quite normal” levels of volatility, even though it is not fully immune to volatility …

The European Union on Monday published the text of its updated regulation on long-term investment funds, known as Eltif 2.0, in its Official Journal, clearing the final hurdle before its implementation from January next year. The publication was expected …

Alfi’s European asset management conference on Tuesday caught up on the global debate about corporate taxation, something that will also affect large Luxembourg investment funds. At the heart of the complex discussion: BEPS Pillar Two and Transfer Pricing …

Discussing blockchain and digital assets has become a staple at financial conferences, despite their mainly technical nature. Part of this reflects the growing interest in what is promised for these technologies, but increasingly companies are already …

IO Talks: Alfi’s Emmanuel Gutton on Eltif 2.0 in Luxembourg

Morningstar Top Five: Flexible euro allocation funds

Crestbridge gets CSSF depository licence in Luxembourg

Swiss supervisor defends AT1 write-offs at Credit Suisse

Quintet posts first profit in four years as interest margins improve

IO Talks: Kavitha Ramachandran at Apex Group Luxembourg

CSSF fund supervisor Zwick: ‘Embrace regulatory change’

EU publishes updated Eltif regulation in Official Journal

Corporate tax for funds: ‘like building a plane while flying’

Strong interest in digital raises doubts on implementation