Raymond Frenken

Raymond Frenken

Photo courtesy of UBS.
Asset Allocation
March 5, 2025

Market concentration at a 92-year high, UBS Yearbook finds

There aren’t many must-reads in the investment world, but UBS’ Global Investment Returns Yearbook is…
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Yves Stein, Chairman of ABBL.
Sector
March 3, 2025

Yves Stein underlines need for private banks to innovate

Luxembourg’s private banks need embrace digital innovation to stay competitive, tackle regulation…
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State Street Financial Centre in Luxembourg.
Asset Servicing
February 26, 2025

State Street, SS&C unwind IFDS as tech reshapes transfer agencies

State Street and SS&C Technologies are restructuring their transfer agency operations in Luxembourg…
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Riccardo Lamanna, Luxembourg country head at State Street. Photo by State Street.
Asset Managers
February 24, 2025

Luxembourg’s next move: from Ucits leader to alternatives powerhouse

Long the dominant force in Europe’s cross-border fund industry, Luxembourg is now pivoting towards…
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EFG International's office in Geneva. Photo by EFG.
News
February 20, 2025

EFG, Edmond de Rothschild signal accelerating consolidation

Separate moves by Swiss-based EFG and Edmond de Rothschild highlight the intensifying competition…
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The Bundestag in Berlin. Photo by Andy Ducker via Flickr.
Asset Allocation
February 19, 2025

Germany votes: a return to the 1930s or stability of the 1990s?

Around 60 million Germans are eligible to vote in Sunday’s national parliamentary elections. For…
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Asset Allocation
February 11, 2025

Capital Group sees global champions as key to navigating uncertain times

In an uncertain macroeconomic environment, global asset manager Capital Group is focusing on…
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Photo: EU.
Laws and Regulations
February 10, 2025

EU’s big talk on investments union still raises many questions

The European Commission has set out yet another grand vision for Europe’s capital markets. Behind…
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The Frankfurt stock exchange. Photo by Deutsche Boerse.
Asset Allocation
February 6, 2025

Europe’s blue-chips shine as markets weigh Trump’s moves

With global markets being shaken by Donald Trump, asset managers and strategists are advocating…
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Virginie Maisonneuve, global CIO Equity at Allianz Global Investors. Photo by AllianzGI.
Asset Allocation
February 6, 2025

‘Digital darwinism is redesigning a new global order’

Virginie Maisonneuve, global CIO equity at Allianz Global Investors explains why ‘Digital Darwinism’…
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Laws and Regulations
February 5, 2025

Stock exchanges face scrutiny over soaring data fees

European stock exchanges are becoming increasingly reliant on selling market data to offset…
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Tuesday's panel on private banking at The Banking Scene event in Luxembourg.
Events
January 30, 2025

Private banks keen to embrace tech without undermining values

While digitalisation offers efficiency and scalability, it cannot replace the trust and…
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Nicolai Tangen, CEO of NBIM, at the press conference in Oslo on Wednesday. Screenshot from livestream.
Asset Allocation
January 30, 2025

Norway’s €1.7 trillion wealth fund in conflict with Musk over pay

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest asset manager, has become embroiled in an…
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Luxembourg. Photo: Wikimedia.
Asset Managers
January 27, 2025

Luxembourg wants to climb the value chain in finance

The Luxembourg government on Monday unveiled its 2030 roadmap for developing the financial sector…
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