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John Berrigan, European Commission
Events
June 9, 2022

The EU’s Capital Markets Union: ready for the next push

It’s been nearly a decade since the European Commission set out its ambitious plans for a Capital…
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Bear market, illustration via Flickr by Investment Zen CC BY 2.0
Investing
June 9, 2022

Han Dieperink: equity market may fall further

Since 1926, the S&P 500 index has fallen by more than 20 percent fifteen times. On average, the…
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SES headquarters in Luxembourg. Photo: SES.
News
June 8, 2022

SES launches 750 mln euro in unsecured notes

Luxembourg’s SES SA, which likes to describe itself as the world’s only multi-orbit satellite player…
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Moscow. Photo via Unsplash.
Laws and Regulations
June 8, 2022

Luxembourg freezes 4.3 billion euro in Russian assets

Luxembourg has frozen some 4.3 billion euro in Russian assets, mostly held in shares, bonds and bank…
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The ECB's governing council will meet in the Grand Hotel in Amsterdam. Photo: Sofitel.
Laws and Regulations
June 8, 2022

In Amsterdam, ECB council faces eurozone conundrum 

European central bank policy makers will meet in Amsterdam on Thursday at the invitation of Klaas…
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Verena Ross, chair of Esma
Laws and Regulations
June 8, 2022

EU regulators add details to sustainable finance rules

As the financial industry continues to call for more clarity and guidance to handle what even…
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Manuela Sperandeo, Head of Sustainable Indexing for EMEA at BlackRock
Sector
June 8, 2022

BlackRock’s clients ask for portfolios in line with SDGs

The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform, known as SDI AOP, offers the…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen speaking on a screen above World Bank Group President David Malpass at the World Bank Group 2022 Spring Meetings Ministerial Roundtable for Support to Ukraine on 21 April 2022. Photo: Paul Blake / WorldBank
News
June 8, 2022

World Bank warns of 1970s-style stagflation

The World Bank on Tuesday warned that the global economy is facing a 1970s-style stagflation with a…
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Luxembourg finance minister Yuriko Backes leaving for London on Tuesday. Photo: Luxembourg government via Twitter.
Laws and Regulations
June 7, 2022

Yuriko Backes: EU & Brexit translator

Luxembourg Finance Minister Yuriko Backes is visiting London this week, at a time when advocates of…
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Infrastructure. Photo by Renato Marques at Unsplash CC BY 2.0
Technology
June 7, 2022

Tokenisation can bridge funding gap for infrastructure

An American early-stage fintech named Pontoro recently pitched in Luxembourg its development of an…
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SFDR overhaul sets strict new rules for sustainable fund labels

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