Dutch pension funds, a major category of investors in global markets and clients to many Luxembourg real estate funds, last year suffered losses on their real estate investments after many years of rising values. Their investments in real estate funds, …

Negative global market sentiment against Swiss bank Credit Suisse meant Europe's banking sector was under fire again on Wednesday, leading up to a evening statement by Swiss supervisors saying that they will commit liquidity to the bank. The bank then …

Luxembourg-domiciled Ucits investment funds for retail investors have become the most widely used funds in the Belgian market, the head of Belgian asset management association Beama said on Wednesday. Presenting an overview of the state of the Belgian …

Now that the initial dust on SVB’s collapse has settled, one of Europe’s top bank supervisors has a clear message for investors, bankers and financial market participants: banks in Luxembourg and elsewhere in Europe are safe and sound thanks to stringent …

Europe’s biggest asset manager Amundi on Tuesday said it does not believe that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the ensuing US banking crisis is an event that poses a systemic threat. In a note to investors, Amundi’s top investment team, including …

Laurent Cooreman on Monday was appointed as chief executive officer at Belair House, the real-estate focused family office unit of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, also known as BIL. Cooreman joins from CBRE Luxembourg, where he held the position of …

A solid balance sheet structure will help European banks buffer stressed market conditions following the collapse of their US peers Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and Silvergate Bank, credit agency Moody’s said. Bank failures typically point to …

Financial markets on Monday appeared to position themselves for a slower pace of rate hikes in the US, or even a pause, amid talk and expectations that the Federal Reserve may adopt a more cautious monetary policy following the collapse of Silicon Valley …

Luxembourg management companies, also known as “ManCos”, are drawing attention to the increasing reporting burden that often lands on their shoulders when European level regulation, such as the cross-border fund distribution directive, is passed. These …

Consulting and accounting firm PwC Luxembourg has announced its new “country leadership team” after a vote by the firm’s partners on 10 February 2023. The team which, according to the PwC press release, collectively possesses “a wealth of local and …

Pension funds see losses in real estate portfolios

Credit Suisse wants to become ‘smaller, more focused bank’

Luxembourg Ucits now dominant in Belgium

Bank supervisor Claude Wampach: ‘The market is always right’

Amundi on US bank crisis: ‘This is not a systemic risk’

Laurent Cooreman takes the helm at BIL’s Belair House

Euro banks: Moody’s says strong balance sheets limit contagion

Pace of rate hikes seen slowing following SVB collapse

Cross-border distribution of funds: ManCos fear ‘gold plating’

PwC Luxembourg announces new country leadership team