Finance

Activity in the bank's network of branches was particularly strong during the first half of the year. (Photo: Shutterstock)
BANKS

BNP Paribas posts strong first half of 2021

French banking group BNP Paribas has posted very strong half-year results. Fees and credit activity are up in the main markets, as well as specialised activities such as car leasing.

Jean-Michel Lalieu • 07/30/2021
Three years ago, Egyptian telecom magnate Naguib Sawiris invested half his fortune in gold. Now, as head of La Mancha in Luxembourg, he wants to go further. (Photo: Nader Daoud / World Economic Forum)
FUNDS

La Mancha, Luxembourg and the billionaire lured by Egyptian gold

Thierry Labro • 07/30/2021
Luxembourg fund activity remains strong since the end of the lock-up in spring 2020. (Photo: Shutterstock)
FUNDS

Funds near €5.5trn in assets under management

Jean-Michel Lalieu • 07/30/2021
Jean-Claude Juncker kept Luxembourg’s would-be national currency a secret for 27 years. (Photo: Jan Hanrion/archives Maison Moderne)
BANKS

Juncker’s secret currency

Marc Fassone • 07/29/2021
Azimut is set to become the first asset manager to adopt FundsDLT’s blockchain-based fund distribution platform Photo: Shutterstock
FUNDS

FundsDLT blockchain solution goes live with Azimut

Thierry Labro • 07/27/2021
Isabelle Vic-Philippe of Amundi reckons that making social bonds more accessible to investors around the world is a way to address major social issues with additional private capital, thus contributing to the achievement of the UN’s sustainable development goals. Photo: Amundi
FUNDS

Amundi launches a fund dedicated to social bonds

Marc Fassone • 07/27/2021
Nicoletta Centofanti, Claire de Boursetty and Maria Tapa, the trio in charge of the Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative. Courtesy photo
FUNDS

The future cornerstone of sustainable finance

Jean-Michel Lalieu • 07/27/2021
Despite the risk of rising interest rates, inflation and strong growth prospects argue in favour of emerging assets. Shutterstock
MARKETS

Fundamentals still in favour of emerging markets

Marc Fassone • 07/27/2021
Thibault de Barsy enjoys organising large dinners. Andrés Lejona/Maison Moderne
MONEY

A true epicurean

Jean-Michel Lalieu • 07/27/2021
The EU has updated rules on moving cash and non-cash valuables across borders Shutterstock
WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Stricter rules to move valuables across borders

Delano.lu • 07/27/2021
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The revised ICF strategy responds to recent regulatory developments and reflects both Luxembourg’s own climate finance experience as well as good international practice. (c) 2017 petrmalinak/Shutterstock.
POLITICS

Lux allocates €200m to international climate finance

Abigail Okorodus • 07/26/2021
Guy Hoffmann, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banque Raiffeisen, is surrounded by a new team of directors. (Photo: Nader Ghavami/Archives Maison Moderne)
BANKS

Raiffeisen votes new board of directors

Delano.lu, Paperjam.lu • 07/26/2021
Satispay's payment app in future will include loyalty and gift card options Satispay
TECHNOLOGY

Satispay adds loyalty cards to payment solution

Thierry Labro • 07/26/2021
By announcing that it will proactively use its voting rights, Fidelity International aims to improve the governance and sustainable behaviours of the companies it invests in, says Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of sustainable investment and management. Fidelity International/Ron Yue
MARKETS

Fidelity chooses shareholder activism to enforce ESG criteria

Marc Fassone • 07/26/2021
Azimut plans to launch the first fund under Luxembourg law to invest in cryptocurrencies and other digital assets Photo: Shutterstock
FUNDS

Regulator approves first crypto asset manager

Delano.lu • 07/23/2021
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