Raymond Frenken

Raymond Frenken

A green maze. Photo by Benjamin Elliott on Unsplash.
Asset Managers
September 7, 2022

Firms reluctant to discuss sustainability with clients

One month after the EU ordered the investment sector to ask clients for their sustainability…
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Mandatum launches senior secured loan fund via Luxembourg Raif
Asset Managers
September 6, 2022

Mandatum, UI launch secured loan fund as sub-Raif

Finland’s Mandatum Asset Management and fund services platform Universal Investment on Monday said…
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Esma's headquarters is located next to Gare de Lyon in Paris. Photo by George Kourounis on Unsplash.
Sector
September 2, 2022

Real estate funds vulnerable to liquidity risks, Esma says

European investment funds in real estate and alternative assets are vulnerable and could face…
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Fanny Nosetti named CEO at BLI, Wagner to focus on role as CIO
September 1, 2022

BLI’s Wagner to focus as CIO as Nosetti named CEO

BLI - Banque de Luxembourg Investments on Thursday said that it has appointed Fanny Nosetti (photo)…
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Luxembourg Raif issuance jumps 36% in H1, data analysis shows 
Asset Servicing
September 1, 2022

Luxembourg Raif issuance up 36% in H1, Waystone lead issuer

Growth in funds registered as Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, known as Raifs, in Luxembourg…
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Luxempart posts €55.4 mln loss in ‘extremely choppy’ H1
Investing
August 31, 2022

Luxempart posts €55.4 mln loss in ‘extremely choppy’ H1

Luxempart, a Luxembourg-listed investment and private equity company, has posted a consolidated net…
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‘Cheap money at ECB makes fighting inflation difficult’
News
August 30, 2022

‘Cheap money at ECB makes fighting inflation difficult’

The European Central Bank needs to review its special programmes that make available cheap money to…
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The Swiss central bank is proud of its narrow mandate, its chief Thomas Jodan told fellow central bankers in Jackson Hole..
Sector
August 30, 2022

Swiss central bank is proud of its narrow mandate

Central banks worldwide will need to face the fact that pressure on prices will remain high for the…
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Ethenea’s investment strategist Andrea Siviero, who manages the firm’s 56 million euro Hesper Global Solutions fund. Photo: Ethenea.
Asset Allocation
August 2, 2022

Ethenea’s Siviero sees Swiss franc, yen as safe havens

With a recession looming in Europe, investors again are on the lookout for suitable safe havens…
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Rick Lacaille, executive vice president and global head of ESG at State Street.
Asset Managers
July 29, 2022

‘Green shorting’ emerges as new phenomenon in State Street study

A recent study conducted by Boston-based State Street has found evidence of “green shorting”, a…
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Amanda Young, Chief Sustainability Officer at abrdn. Photo: abrdn.
Asset Managers
July 28, 2022

‘EU sustainability reporting rules need global alignment’

Global asset managers are concerned that the European Union’s regime for corporate sustainability…
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ECB President Christine Lagarde speaking at Thursday's monetary policy press conference. Photo: ECB.
News
July 21, 2022

ECB commits to more assertive defence of eurozone cohesion

While closing the door on a seven-year era of negative interest rates with a larger than anticipated…
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Andrew Grimditch, CFO at Arrow Global. Photo: Arrow Global.
Asset Servicing
July 21, 2022

UK debt collector Arrow opens Luxembourg office 

Manchester-based distressed debt trader Arrow Global Limited has announced it is opening an office…
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Bitcoin. Image via Coincu CC-BY-2.0
Laws and Regulations
July 20, 2022

Apex: EU crypto crack-down ‘not a threat’ to Luxembourg

A recent European Union agreement to crack down on the “wild west” in international crypto markets…
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