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EU Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis and EU Financial Services Commissioner Mairead McGuinness announcing the retail investor package. Photo: European Commission.
Sector
May 24, 2023

Brussels launches crackdown on costs of investment funds

When the long wait for the retail investment strategy finally ended on Wednesday at a European…
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New Raif registrations remain below year-ago levels
Asset Managers
May 23, 2023

Raif registrations down 20% for year to date vs 2022

Fund management companies in Luxembourg registered some 22 new reserved alternative investment funds…
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Laws and Regulations
May 23, 2023

Eltifs: Esma opens consultation on standards

Europe’s top financial supervisor on Tuesday said it has opened up a consultation on the draft…
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MJ Hudson listed on London's AIM market in December 2019. At that time it was valued at about 100 million pounds. Photo: LSE.
Asset Servicing
May 23, 2023

Apex closes acquisition of MJ Hudson’s data division

Financial services provider Apex Group on Tuesday said it has closed its acquisition of the data and…
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Gaya Herrington, Club of Rome
Asset Managers
May 23, 2023

Anti-ESG policy seen as reason to underweight the US

While those European investors still in doubt about the importance of ESG are becoming increasingly…
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Constantijn van Oranje, technology investment envoy at Amsterdam-based Techleap.
News
May 23, 2023

‘Institutional portfolios can do with more venture capital’

Institutional investment portfolios in Europe could do with more venture capital, especially when it…
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Photo via Unsplash.
Laws and Regulations
May 22, 2023

SFDR level 2 finetuning: more details and lots of extra work

Technical standards with which sustainability information must comply are becoming clearer as far as…
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People crossing street: Jacek Dylag/Unsplash
Asset Managers
May 19, 2023

‘Value for money’ replaces full kickback ban in EU retail plan

Fund firms face the prospect of EU rules setting standards of “value for money” for their investment…
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ESMA's headquarters are in Paris. Photo: ESMA.
Asset Managers
May 17, 2023

Esma wants EU law to stop ‘undue costs’ in funds 

Europe’s top regulator for securities and financial markets on Wednesday said it believes there is a…
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Gregory Kennedy, business development manager at Finsoft and columnist for Investment Officer Luxembourg.
Sector
May 16, 2023

Attracting talent is getting harder!

In 1908, there were 16,000 Luxembourgish immigrants living in Chicago. They were extremely poor and…
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Next generation drives family office appetite for private equity

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