Steven Curfs

  • Asset Management and fund services

Biography

  • Born in 07/02/1979
  • Nationality Luxemburgish
  • Married

Spoken Languages

English (Native or bilingual proficiency)·
French (Native or bilingual proficiency)·
Dutch (Native or bilingual proficiency)·
Luxembourgish (Native or bilingual proficiency)·
German (Full professional proficiency)·
Spanish (Full professional proficiency)·
Italian (Professional working proficiency)·
Portuguese (Limited work proficiency)·
Russian (Elementary proficiency)·

Hobbies

Football ·
Cinéma ·
Reading ·
Travelling ·
Golf ·
Famille ·
Running (10k ·
semi-marathon) ·
Cycling ·

Quote

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Career

Professionnal Experience

    • Member of management
    • Conducting Officer, RC & Chairman of the Executive Committee
    • April 2019 until today
    • Head of Legal & Compliance
    • July 2016 to April 2019
  • Ocorian Services (Luxembourg) SARL

    • Head of Legal, Head of Fund Consulting Services
    • January 2015 to July 2016
    • Head of Legal and Compliance
    • November 2013 to December 2014
  • Gazprombank

    • Head of Legal & Compliance, secretary to the Board of Directors
    • January 2011 to October 2013
  • Andbank

    • Head of Legal & Compliance
    • September 2010 to January 2011
  • RBC Dexia Investor Services

    • Manager, Alternative Investment Services
    • September 2008 to August 2010
  • RBC Dexia Investor Services

    • Analyst
    • February 2007 to September 2008
  • Schroeder Investment Management

    • Funds lawyer
    • May 2006 to January 2007
  • Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg
    • Lawyer
    • November 2004 to April 2006

Expertise

  • Private Equity
  • Asset Management
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Investments
  • Financial Risk
  • Corporate Law
  • Financial Markets
  • Compliance
  • SIF
  • Finance
  • Networking
  • Emerging Markets
  • Hedge Funds
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Risk
  • Multinlingual
  • Due Diligence
  • Luxembourg laws & regulations
  • Corporate Finance
  • Irish Funds
  • Fund Distribution
  • Legal
  • Luxembourg Funds
  • Operational and Legal Knowledge
  • Start-ups
  • UCITS
  • Wealth Management
  • Banking
  • Mergers
  • Risk
  • Multi-Asset strategy
  • SFDR
  • RR/RC

Associations

Non-professional associations

  • Institut Luxembourgeois des Administrateurs (ILA)

    • Conducting Officer Forum - co-chair
    • 2019 until today
  • Association Luxembourgeoise des Compliance Officers (ALCO)

    • Board Advisor
    • 2021 until today
  • Institut Luxembourgeois des Administrateurs (ILA)

    • Certified director (since 2016)
    • 2013 until today
  • Association Luxembourgeoise des Compliance Officers (ALCO)

    • Member of several working groups
    • 2016 until today

Education & Honors

McGill University

  • LL.M. Comparative Law
  • 2003 - 2004

Maastricht University

  • Master of Laws
  • 1997 - 2003

Contact

    • Engelwood Asset Management
    • 5, rue Guillaume Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg
    • www.engelwood.eu