Raymond Frenken

Raymond Frenken

EU in no rush to address confusion over greenwashing
Laws and Regulations
October 10, 2022

EU Commission won't assess greenwashing before 2024

As fund managers and investors across the 27 countries in the European Union continue to question…
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Sustainable finance: ‘Great Reclassification’ is coming under SFDR
October 4, 2022

Sustainable finance: Great reclassification is coming

The growing complexity of Europe’s sustainable finance framework and a lack of clear guidance from…
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Swiss VC Serpentine sees Luxembourg Raifs as ‘gold standard’
Asset Managers
October 3, 2022

Swiss VC Serpentine sees ‘gold standard’ in Lux Raifs

For Zurich-based Serpentine Ventures, a venture asset manager, Luxembourg is a key gateway to…
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Nicoletta Centofanti, LSFI Interim General Manager. Photo: LSFI.
Sector
September 29, 2022

For LSFI’s Centofanti, awareness comes first

When it comes to sustainability, all actors, including the finance sector, need to develop a…
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Sector
September 23, 2022

Best of the week: NAV errors challenge industry, regulators

We’re finishing a productive week at Investment Officer Luxembourg in terms of news stories, with…
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CSSF, ABBL and LSFI present results of Luxembourg sustainable finance survey.
September 21, 2022

Even in ESG era, profitability and risk remain top factors

A solid return on investment and an acceptable level of risk remain the top factors for investors to…
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Alfi’s Lamesch tells industry to brace for more greenwashing allegations
Sector
September 21, 2022

‘Complex sustainable finance requires education effort’

The fund management industry can counter reputation risks posed by the increasingly complex…
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CSSF seen drafting EU best practice for handling NAV errors 
Sector
September 20, 2022

CSSF drafting EU best practice for handling NAV errors 

Financial regulators across Europe are keeping a close eye on their Luxembourg counterpart CSSF…
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Fuchs pressed into action to solve compliance and IT problems
Asset Managers
September 19, 2022

Fuchs pressed into action on compliance, IT problems

Following 1.55 million euro in regulatory fines, Luxembourg investment firm Fuchs & Associés Finance…
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Banks, not funds, contribute most to Luxembourg’s economy
Sector
September 16, 2022

Best of the week: Buying a Rome hotel with a Raif

This week on Investment Officer Luxembourg again demonstrated that the Grand Duchy can be a source…
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Amundi says it’s time to love bonds again
Asset Allocation
September 15, 2022

Amundi says it’s time to love bonds again

Europe’s biggest fund manager, Amundi, is telling investors that it is time to get back into the…
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Alternative Luxembourg und helps Bill Gates finance his new hotel in Rome
News
September 13, 2022

A Luxembourg Raif helps finance Bill Gates’ Rome hotel

A reserved alternative investment fund registered in Luxembourg turns out to have played a central…
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Montagu leads further investment in Universal Investment and agrees sale of minority stake to CPP Investments
Asset Servicing
September 8, 2022

Canada’s top pension fund takes Uni Investment stake

Canada’s main pension fund, CPP Investments, has agreed to become a major shareholder in Universal…
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Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, and Isabelle Schnabel, board member of the ECB. Photo: ECB.
News
September 7, 2022

ECB to raise eurozone rates, but should it really?

Most economists, fixed income analysts and investment strategists agree that the European Central…
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