Gregory Kennedy

Gregory Kennedy

Gregory Kennedy
Opinion
May 7, 2025

Salary indexation will kill our fund industry

The latest automatic salary hike in Luxembourg landed on Workers’ Day. Cheers all around, but will…
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Gregory Kennedy
Opinion
April 16, 2025

Your house won't fund the future

The conversations around the family dinner table during the market turmoil caused by Trump’s tariffs…
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Gregory Kennedy
Opinion
March 12, 2025

Most people in Luxembourg have no clue about the fund industry

In Luxembourg—a glorified back office—we all know someone who toils away in fear of financial…
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Gregory Kennedy
Opinion
February 12, 2025

MacGyver becomes a chief compliance officer – and regrets it

Even MacGyver, master of improvisation, meets his match in Luxembourg’s compliance world. Gregory…
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Gregory Kennedy
Opinion
January 14, 2025

Are regulations stifling investor appetite?

Are EU regulations making investing bland? Gregory Kennedy explores the balance between safety and…
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Gregory Kennedy
Opinion
December 18, 2024

Luxembourg’s balancing act

How much state is too much state in Luxembourg’s financial sector? Gregory Kennedy explores the fine…
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Gregory Kennedy
Opinion
November 27, 2024

Luxembourg: Living parallel lives

Gregory Kennedy reflects on Luxembourg’s unique identity, its state-driven economy, reliance on…
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Gregory Kennedy
Laws and Regulations
November 6, 2024

Time to take a page from Ireland’s playbook

Luxembourg should take a page from Ireland’s playbook and deepen its relationship with the United…
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Gregory Kennedy
Opinion
October 23, 2024

It is hard to raise capital in Luxembourg

The cold, wet, and miserable weather does nothing to dampen Jason ‘IPO’ Lee’s spirits as he arrives…
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Gregory Kennedy
Opinion
October 2, 2024

The WFH Struggle of Benny Bürocratie

Benny Bürocratie is exasperated as his wife drops him off at the Trier bus station. His daughter has…
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Gregory Kennedy
Opinion
September 18, 2024

Choosing Luxembourg over commuting

Gregory Kennedy reflects on cross-border commuting in Luxembourg, where once attractive border towns…
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Gregory Kennedy
Asset Servicing
August 7, 2024

Luxembourg labyrinth: Daisy Mae’s quest to launch a fund

Daisy Mae faces a complex journey launching a railway investment fund in Luxembourg amidst…
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Gregory Kennedy
Opinion
June 12, 2024

The EU risks becoming an open-air museum

While tourists flock to locations steeped in history, investors take the opposite approach; they…
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Opinion
May 15, 2024

Europeans don’t need or want to work like Americans

According to Nicolai Tangen, head of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, Europe is less hard-working…
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