Raymond Frenken

Raymond Frenken

Pierre Weimerskirch, country head of Apex Group Luxembourg, and Peter Hughes, CEO and founder of Apex Group. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Asset Servicing
October 2, 2023

Apex’s growth in Luxembourg reflects shift in landscape

In this IO Talks podcast interview, Peter Hughes, CEO and founder of Apex Group, and Pierre…
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Hortsense Bioy, Morningstar.
October 2, 2023

At $534 bln, assets in climate focus show ‘gloomy reality’ 

Interest in sustainable investment is surging but it’s doing very little to keep climate change in…
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from left to right: Amélie Morel, Tom Michels, Nicolas Crochet, Fanny Nosetti-Perrot, Annick Drui, Julien Jonas, Luc Bauler. Photo: BLI.
Asset Managers
September 29, 2023

BLI teams up with Funds For Good to unveil impact funds

BLI - Banque de Luxembourg Investments (BLI) and Funds For Good on Friday unveiled two new joint…
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Finance minister Yuriko Backes, justice miniser Sam Tamson and formal national AML/CFT coordinator Michel Turk received the FATF report on Wednesday. Photo: Luxembourg government.
Sector
September 27, 2023

FATF: Luxembourg needs to bolster non-financial supervision

Luxembourg needs to make a bigger effort to supervise the non-financial sector and better scrutinize…
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Timothé Fuchs, CEO of Funds Avenue. Photo: Trustmoore.
Asset Servicing
September 26, 2023

Fuchs, now Funds Avenue, finds safe harbour at Trustmoore

Luxembourg-based fund services firm Fuchs Asset Management, which saw its parent company enter…
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In Flux: Where there’s smoke…
Opinion
September 20, 2023

In Flux: The intrinsic power of whistleblowing 

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Amundi
Asset Managers
September 18, 2023

Amundi shifts €6.57 bln in ETFs to Ireland

Amundi is continuing to transfer Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with exposure to U.S.-based companies…
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CSSF fund supervisor Marco Zwick: ’Embrace regulatory change’ 
Supervision
September 18, 2023

Mandates of top CSSF supervisors Zwick, Wampach extended

Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) announced on Monday that Marco…
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ECB President Christine Lagarde at Thursday's press conference in Frankfurt. Photo: ECB via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
September 14, 2023

Lagarde’s ‘heavy words’ hint at long plateau for rates

The European Central Bank is most likely done hiking interest rates, analysts said following the…
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Christine Lagarde, ECB President, arriving at the 4 May ECB press conference in Frankfurt. Photo: ECB.
September 13, 2023

Europe braces for high-stake interest rate showdown

The upcoming meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB) promises to be one of the most consequential…
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Verena Ross, chair of Esma, addressing ALFI's 2023 European Asset Management Conference. Photo: IO.
Sector
September 12, 2023

Esma’s Ross wants action on digitalisation, greenwashing

Verena Ross, the chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, has laid out a robust…
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Baillie Gifford's emerging markets team at Friday's European Media Forum presentation in Edinburgh.
Investing
September 11, 2023

Baillie Gifford EM strategy bets on India, LatAm, Indonesia

Pension funds are keen for asset managers to increase allocations to India, some advocating for a 20…
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Pierre Jond, CEO at Amundi Luxembourg. Photo: Amundi.
Asset Managers
September 6, 2023

BNP Paribas’ Jond takes helm at Amundi Luxembourg

In a high-profile executive shuffle, Pierre Jond has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of…
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In Flux: Where there’s smoke…
Opinion
September 5, 2023

In Flux: Luxembourg asset scene sizzles

Just returned from your sun-soaked holiday? Luxembourg’s asset scene is heating up, and not just due…
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