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Alfi 2023 panel on crypto and tokenisation
Asset Managers
21 mars 2023

Strong interest in 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
21 mars 2023

Esma chief tells funds to consider growing interest rate risks 

The head of the European Securities and Markets Authority, which oversees and coordinates the work…
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Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union
Asset Managers
21 mars 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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cash withdrawal
Secteur
21 mars 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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Luxembourg traffic signal. Photo via Wikimedia CC-BY-2.0
Administration d’actifs
20 mars 2023

Financial sector staff face increased stress - union

Luxembourg’s banks, one of the biggest employers in Luxembourg’s financial sector, are engaging in…
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Apex appoints BDO’s Alfonso as global head of valuation
Nominations
20 mars 2023

Apex appoints BDO’s Alfonso as global head of valuation

Financial services provider Apex Group on Monday said it has appointed Tony Alfonso as global head…
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AT1 bank bonds in focus as Swiss force mass write-off
Secteur
20 mars 2023

AT1 bank bonds in focus as Swiss force mass write-off

So-called AT1 bonds, also known as CoCos, were in focus on Monday as shares of European banks showed…
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UBS, Credit Suisse merge to become Europe's largest systemic bank
Banques privées
20 mars 2023

UBS, Credit Suisse merge to become Europe’s largest G-SIB

UBS is acquiring industry peer Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs. They will pay 0.76 Swiss…
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Investors scratch their heads over cursed 60/40 portfolio
Répartition des actifs
20 mars 2023

Investors scratch their heads over cursed 60/40 portfolio

After a formidable start for the capital markets in 2023, followed by the “SVB correction”, a…
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Chart of the week: Red-hot
Asset Managers
19 mars 2023

Chart of the week: and then everything was different

Little is more volatile than financial markets. One minute equity markets are stumbling over yet…
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Tuesday's panel on private banking at The Banking Scene event in Luxembourg.
Événements

Private banks keen to embrace tech without undermining values

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Nicolai Tangen, CEO of NBIM, at the press conference in Oslo on Wednesday. Screenshot from livestream.
Répartition des actifs

Norway’s €1.7 trillion wealth fund in conflict with Musk over pay

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Romeo Lacher, outgoing chair at Swiss bank Julius Baer. Photo: Julius Baer.
Nominations

Transfers: Romeo Lacher to step down as chairman of Julius Baer

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Photo by Nick Youngson, CC BY-SA 3.0 Pix4free.
Asset Managers

Bold move: Massive tax cuts for ‘impats’ to boost financial hub

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