Raymond Frenken

Raymond Frenken

IO Top Stories from 2022: Financial Regulation
Laws and Regulations
January 3, 2023

IO Top Stories for 2022: Financial Regulation

Perhaps the most contentious development in Luxembourg’s fund management ecosystem this year was the…
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CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Supervision
January 3, 2023

CSSF orders foreign branches to report AML setup

Luxembourg branches of investment firms and financial institutions headquartered elsewhere in the…
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Private equity. Photo by Jernej Furman, CC BY 2.0 via Flickr.
Wealth Managers
December 28, 2022

IO Top Stories for 2022: Alternatives and PE

Luxembourg’s international status as a hub for alternative investments and private equity this year…
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Asset Managers
December 23, 2022

As Priips KIDs rules kick off, UK seeks digital option

The EU Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance Products (Priips) regulation is set to take effect…
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Apex Group still hungry after absorbing Sanne and Maitland
Asset Servicing
December 22, 2022

Apex Group to rebrand after absorbing Sanne, Maitland

Apex Group in January will bring all its different management company sub-brands under a single…
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CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Supervision
December 12, 2022

ABBL, CSSF agree modernisation of banking supervision

After completing a similar transition last year for the supervision of investment fund managers…
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Co-founders of the LVPA. L-to-R: Christophe Vandendorpe at EY, Rafael Le Saux at PWC, Hind El Gaidi at Astorg, and Antoine Boggini at BHB. Photo: IO.
Asset Servicing
December 7, 2022

IO Talks: valuation experts move centre stage

Luxembourg has recently seen the launch of the Luxembourg Valuation Professionals Association, known…
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CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Laws and Regulations
December 2, 2022

CSSF says SFDR thresholds imply ‘binding commitments’

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF has made clear that it expects investment funds that commit…
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L-to-R: Adriana Boixados Prio, EY people leader; Olivier Coekelbergs, country managing partner and CEO; and José Longrée, managed services leader, at the press event on Tuesday. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
November 30, 2022

Project Everest: EY set to split audit, consultancy services

EY Luxembourg, one of the Big Four accounting and consulting firms, has moved a step closer to…
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As EU court shuts down UBO registers, lawyers consider options
Laws and Regulations
November 29, 2022

EU court ruling leaves future of UBO registers undecided

Public registers in Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria as well as other EU countries set up under…
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In Flux: Where there’s smoke…
Opinion
November 28, 2022

In Flux: Where there’s smoke…

Luxembourg last week was buzzing with speculation and market talk. A major deal was said to be in…
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CSSF’s Marx: Efficiency focus is also in the interests of investors
Sector
November 23, 2022

CSSF’s Marx: Efficiency focus also in interests of investors

Financial regulators across the European Union next year will embark on a comprehensive review of…
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The practical challenges of "net zero". Debate at the 22 Nov Alfi Private Assets Conference. Photo: Alfi.
Events
November 23, 2022

Net-zero: ‘Private asset managers are privileged’

When it comes to enhancing the economic value chain in terms of sustainability, net-zero and…
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Events
November 23, 2022

‘There are capital calls that have not been met’

The exact impact on private asset values of this year’s declines on global stock and bond markets…
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