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Scale-up Europe aims to put Europe on the map as a tech homeland. Luxembourg has now joined the cause. Photo: Shutterstock.

Luxembourg joins EU initiative to aid startups

Finance minister Yuriko Backes (DP) and economy minister Franz Fayot (LSAP) announced the grand duchy’s participation in the “Scale-up Europe” initiative.

Tracy Heindrichs • 09.02.2022

Gérard Moulin has managed the Amplegest Pricing Power fund for 17 years. He says the theme of pricing power is in line with history. Photo: Amplegest

The discreet charm of pricing power

Marc Fassone • 08.02.2022

Raphaël Charlier of Deloitte says the professionals of the financial sector (known by its French acronym PSF) showed “a surprising resilience” in 2020. Photo: Deloitte

Raphaël Charlier: PSFs continue to adapt

Marc Fassone • 08.02.2022

Jean-François Terminaux is chairman of the industry association Finance & Technology Luxembourg and managing director of Damovo Luxembourg, an ICT services provider. Photo: Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne

Luxembourg support PSF body seeking international standards

Aaron Grunwald • 08.02.2022

Nicolas Mackel, CEO of Luxembourg for Finance, says: financial firms will “look to leverage” the grand duchy’s sustainable finance ecosystem and fintech “could prove to be a boon for us” in the coming months. Library photo: Mike Zenari (2020)

Luxembourg firms rack up 2021 asset gains: report

Aaron Grunwald • 07.02.2022

Sinor Chhor joined Nordea Investment Funds as a conducting officer in 2016. She added the role of managing director in August 2021. She previously held positions at Fidelity and EY. Photo: Guy Wolff

“Not only the environmental aspect of ESG, but also social”

Aaron Grunwald • 07.02.2022

MBTCX is the first European domiciled Bitcoin thematic fund to subscribe to a Nasdaq symbol and to be distributed through the Nasdaq Fund Exchange. Goran Vrhovac/Shutterstock

Kneip launches Melanion Capital’s Bitcoin thematic fund

Duncan Roberts • 03.02.2022

Universal-Investment has grown its assets under management in Luxembourg by EUR 105 billion in just one year. Photo: Shutterstock

Universal-Investment continues development

Benoît Theunissen • 03.02.2022

Alan Dundon of Alter Domus and the Luxembourg Alternative Administrators Association (L3A) poses with a sculpture signifying the value of teamwork. Photo: Matic Zorman

What’s on my desk: Favourite kids pictures, borrowed phone charger and teamwork sculpture

Aaron Grunwald • 01.02.2022

Nick Maton, managing director and Luxembourg country head at Alpha FX Group, said alternative fund managers face time-consuming bank compliance hassles. Photo: Alpha FX Group

Alpha FX says it can cut banking compliance delays for alternative funds

Aaron Grunwald • 01.02.2022

Government disbursements related to the coronavirus pandemic marked a significant decrease reaching €681m, far less than the €2bn allocated in 2020. This reflects the decrease in the use of government aid schemes as well businesses having fared better. Photo: finance ministry

Financial figures for 2021 exceed expectations

Teodor Georgiev • 31.01.2022

2021 is a record year for the Luxembourg fund industry. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Record €5,900bn in assets on the market

Marc Fassone • 31.01.2022

Founder of KB Associates, Mike Kirby will become Executive Chairman - Europe and a member of the Waystone Group Board of Directors. (Photo: Waystone)

KB Associates joins Waystone group via merger

Marc Fassone • 26.01.2022

When discussing sustainable finance, “we should not forget about the finance part,” according to Michael Halling, chair in sustainable finance at the University of Luxembourg. Library picture: A pedestrian is seen in Kirchberg, 18 March 2020. Photo credit: Matic Zorman

“Bring the finance back into sustainable finance”

Aaron Grunwald • 26.01.2022

“Quintet Earth makes a simple promise: to generate competitive long-term risk-adjusted returns while tackling climate change,” according to James Purcell, head of ESG and impact investing at Quintet. Photo: Quintet

Quintet launches “Quintet Earth”

Marc Fassone • 25.01.2022

Serge Krancenblum says that in life “you create your own environment”. Today, his company IQ-EQ is present in 24 countries around the world. Photo: Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne

Serge Krancenblum’s style and dining choices

Aurélie Boob • 25.01.2022