Raymond Frenken

Raymond Frenken

The Morningstar Sustainable Investing Summit in Amsterdam. Photo: IO.
Events
October 12, 2023

In ESG, voice of asset owners matters more than ever

An air of cautious optimism permeated through the halls of the Morningstar’s sustainable investing…
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Ciaran Fitzpatrick. Photo: State Street.
Sector
October 11, 2023

New generation of active ETFs takes market by storm

Even Ciaran Fitzpatrick, head of ETF servicing Europe at State Street, is surprised to see…
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Jerry Grbic, CEO of Luxembourg bank association ABBL. Photo: ABBL.
News
October 6, 2023

As Luxembourg votes, talents and taxes feature on finance’s agenda

Luxembourg is heading to the polls on Sunday. The outcome is anticipated to reaffirm the Grand Duchy…
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In Flux: Where there’s smoke…
Laws and Regulations
October 4, 2023

In Flux: ESG storm has yet to abate

The sustainable finance sector has faced a whirlwind over the past two years, and the storm shows no…
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Chiara Mosca, Commissioner at Italian financial supervisor Consob.
Asset Managers
October 3, 2023

Iosco’s next goal: aligned supervision on greenwashing

Securities supervisors worldwide are looking to coordinate and align their approaches to…
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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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