Raymond Frenken

Raymond Frenken

CSSF fund supervisor Marco Zwick: ’Embrace regulatory change’ 
Sector
March 22, 2023

CSSF fund supervisor Zwick: ‘Embrace regulatory change’ 

Luxembourg’s top supervisor for investment funds on Wednesday assured the country’s fund management…
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The tax panel at the ALFI conference in March 2023.
March 22, 2023

Corporate tax for funds: ‘like building a plane while flying’

Alfi’s European asset management conference on Tuesday caught up on the global debate about…
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Verena Ross, chair of Esma, addressing ALFI's 2023 European Asset Management Conference. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
March 21, 2023

Esma chief tells funds to consider interest rate risks 

The head of the European Securities and Markets Authority, which oversees and coordinates the work…
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cash withdrawal
Sector
March 21, 2023

Viral bank runs increase liquidity risks

Apps and online investment services have led to a new type of consumer behaviour. Bank runs go viral…
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ECB surprised by rapid transmission of monetary policy 
News
March 16, 2023

ECB unsure about next steps after hiking 300bps since July

After 300 basis points in six subsequent rate hikes since last July, the European Central Bank on…
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Johan Lema, head of Belgian asset management association Beama.
Asset Managers
March 15, 2023

Luxembourg Ucits now dominant in Belgium

Luxembourg-domiciled Ucits investment funds for retail investors have become the most widely used…
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Claude Wampach, director banking supervision at the CSSF. Photo: CSSF.
Supervision
March 15, 2023

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

Now that the initial dust on SVB’s collapse has settled, one of Europe’s top bank supervisors has a…
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Stock market graphic
News
March 14, 2023

Pace of rate hikes seen slowing after SVB collapse

Financial markets on Monday appeared to position themselves for a slower pace of rate hikes in the…
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Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, addressing bankers at a Frankfurt conference. Photo: EBF CC-BY-2.0.
Sector
March 12, 2023

SVB crash: ECB is concerned over rate risk management

Answering questions about the bank run on Silicon Valley Bank, the European Central Bank on Sunday…
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SVB demise underlines interest rate risk, contagion seen as limited
News
March 10, 2023

Biggest US bank bust since 2008 exposes interest risks

Has the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank ignited fears of a new financial crisis? Or is its…
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Luxembourg jobs at risk as Nordea, M&G plan redundancies
Asset Managers
March 10, 2023

Luxembourg jobs at risk as Nordea, M&G plan layoffs

Nordea and M&G on Thursday said they intend to cut jobs because the asset management industry is…
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New Raif registrations remain below year-ago levels
Asset Servicing
March 7, 2023

New Raif registrations remain below year-ago levels

Some 27 new Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, or Raifs, were registered at the Luxembourg…
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BlackRock has ‘aggressive plans’ for the Eltif market
Wealth Managers
March 1, 2023

BlackRock has ‘aggressive plans’ for the Eltif market

The market for European long term investment funds, or Eltifs, is set to triple in the coming years…
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Climate lawsuit against BNP Paribas seen as first of many
Sector
February 28, 2023

Climate lawsuit against BNP Paribas seen as first of many

Banks across Europe and elsewhere in the world should brace themselves for having their climate…
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