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Quintet's head office in the centre of Luxembourg town. Photo: IO.
Private Banks
March 23, 2023

Quintet posts first profit since 2018 as rate margins improve

Luxembourg-headquartered Quintet Private Bank on Thursday posted its first net profit in four years…
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Zurich's Paradeplatz, home to both UBS and Credit Suisse. Photo via Unsplash CC-BY-2.0
News
March 23, 2023

Swiss supervisor defends AT1 write-offs at Credit Suisse

Switzerland’s financial markets supervisor is defending its decision to force a 16 billion Swiss…
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IO Talks: Kavitha Ramachandran at Apex Group Luxembourg
Asset Servicing
March 23, 2023

IO Talks: Kavitha Ramachandran at Apex on private markets

Raymond Frenken, managing editor at InvestmentOfficer.lu, speaks with Apex’s Kavitha Ramachandran…
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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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Luxembourg has high hopes for redesigned Eltif framework
Wealth Managers
March 22, 2023

EU clears final hurdle for ‘Eltif 2.0’ private equity funds

The European Union on Monday published the text of its updated regulation on long-term private…
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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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Alfi 2023 panel on crypto and tokenisation
Asset Managers
March 21, 2023

Appeal of digital raises doubts on implementation

The first day of the 2023 ALFI European Asset Management Conference heard from the head of the…
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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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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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Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union
Asset Managers
March 21, 2023

Investment professionals face critics over inducements

As the European Union considers banning inducements (aka kickbacks) for investment advice as part of…
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