Thursday, 23.05.13 · 11:09
Understanding Luxembourg:
current affairs, business,
lifestyle,
culture
current affairs, business,
lifestyle,
culture
Business
Published 07.05.2013
Mersch blasts FTT
Finance: A leading EU central banker has warned of “possible negative implications” if the European financial transactions tax is adopted. ... 
Business
Published 16.04.2013
Anti-greenwashing Delano on newsstands
Media: The April edition of Delano, released Wednesday, gives the Grand Duchy’s responsible invest...
Business
Published 11.04.2013
Industry unphased by end of secrecy
Finance: “Little will alter” for most of Luxembourg’s financial sector after the Grand Duchy i...
Snapshots
Published 09.04.2013
Dual impact
Responsible investing: The aid world needs to partner with private players, attendees of a microfinance seminar have heard. Luxembourg may soon be at the heart of a new type of “good investing&...
Business
Published 22.03.2013
Does size matter?
Finance: Three lawyers who attended this week’s Alfi conference reckon that bigger players gain, while smaller players suffer, from the current wave of increased regulations. US tax reporting rules...
Business
Published 21.03.2013
Bonus cap to face full vote
Regulation: An EU-wide move to restrict retail investment fund managers’ “variable compensation” has passed its first hurdle. The European Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs commi...
Business
Published 21.03.2013
FTT warning
Regulation: The planned European financial transactions tax will have a huge and unavoidable impact on Luxembourg’s fund sector, Alfi conference attendees have heard. The financial transaction tax ...
Business
Published 20.03.2013
FATCA worries Alfi attendees
Regulation: Luxembourg’s fund sector faces a race against the clock, with the Grand Duchy’s government expected to strike a deal less than three months before strict new American tax rules take ef...
Business
Published 19.03.2013
UCITS bonus cap
Funds: The European Parliament is debating the introduction of limits on retail investment fund managers’ compensation that would mirror the coming ceiling on bankers’ bonuses in the EU. Limits o...
Business
Published 13.03.2013
Funds break records
Finance: Cross-border funds have left an indelible mark on both January 2013 and full year 2012 inflow statistics, according to research firm Lipper. January 2013 was a record-breaking month for sing...
