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Delano’s Aaron Grunwald is cautiously optimistic about ESG investing in 2022. Photo: Maison Moderne

Green investing may actually be approaching a tipping point

For years, “ESG” has been fuzzy financespeak, but 2021 was the year ESG started to materialise and take shape, opines Delano financial journalist Aaron Grunwald. He reckons this is reducing the risk of greenwashing in the investment sector, even if the funds industry remains very much in a transition phase.

Aaron Grunwald • 24.12.2021

Pascal Martino, partner and banking leader at Deloitte in Luxembourg, the next 5 years will be exciting for the asset management industry as it adapts to the demands of its clients. Photo: Deloitte

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An industry at a crossroads

Marc Fassone • 21.12.2021

The relocation of financial services activities from the City of London (pictured) to Luxembourg is set to slow next year Copyright (c) 2015 IR Stone/Shutterstock. No use without permission.

London exodus to Luxembourg over for 2022

Josephine Shillito • 16.12.2021

Carole Miltgen of Prisma poses with her laptop bag beside a sculpture by Laure Mackel, which is located in the meeting room across from her office. Photo: Matic Zorman

What’s on my desk: Canvas laptop bag, charging bank and a change of shoes

Aaron Grunwald • 07.12.2021

Nadja Borges, Saltgate Management’s new chief innovation officer, had to use her networks and take advice to overcome a negotiation problem. Picture: Fotostudio Zurich; Illustration: Maison Moderne

The stories people tell when they go home at night matter: Nadja Borges’s lessons learned

Josephine Shillito • 07.12.2021

ICBC celebrates green bond listing in Luxembourg NADER GHAVAMI

Luxembourg Stock Exchange rings bell for China green bond

Josephine Shillito • 02.12.2021

The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry’s two-day Private Equity and Real Estate Conference was held digitally on Tuesday 30 November and Wednesday 1 December, with many of the speakers participating from the European Convention Center in Kirchberg. Photo: Matic Zorman / Maison Moderne

Real estate & infrastructure funds in spotlight at industry confab

Aaron Grunwald • 02.12.2021

The real estate funds survey presented by the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry on 1 December 2021 was conducted in partnership with Deloitte Luxembourg. Illustration: Shutterstock

Real estate funds were resilient in 2021

Aurélie Boob • 02.12.2021

The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry’s two-day Private Equity and Real Estate Conference was held digitally on Tuesday 30 November and Wednesday 1 December, with many of the speakers participating from the European Convention Center in Kirchberg. Photo: Matic Zorman / Maison Moderne

Private equity and real estate funds focus of forum

Aaron Grunwald • 01.12.2021

From left: Douglass Welch of Pemberton Asset Management and Hilary Fitzgibbon of Ares Management say the private debt trend is here to stay, seen at the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry conference, 30 November 2021. Photo: ALFI/LaLa La Photo

Covid crisis boosts private debt fund AUM in Luxembourg

Josephine Shillito • 01.12.2021

’Tokunboh Ishmael, CEO of Alitheia Capital and chair of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, is seen speaking at the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry’s Private Equity and Real Estate Conference, 30 November 2021. Image: Screenshot of ALFI webcast

Resilience makes Africa attractive to investors, fund managers

Aaron Grunwald • 30.11.2021

View of Luxembourg City, the largest investment fund centre in Europe Photo: Shutterstock

Fund industry grows more than 20% in one year

Delano.lu • 30.11.2021

A report by KPMG, issued at an Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry conference on 30 November 2021, stated: “Private debt has shown sizeable growth rates year upon year,” and is “a strong, highly diversified and in-demand asset class.” Library picture: Valeria Merkel of KPMG is seen speaking during an Alfi conference, 21 September 2021. Photo credit: Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry

Private debt funds surge, survey shows

Aaron Grunwald • 30.11.2021

While sustainability is becoming mainstream in the financial world, greenwashing is also on the rise, mainly due to a lack of harmonisation of investment principles. This is what PRI, an NGO, is fighting against. Photo: Shutterstock

How investors group PRI wants to combat greenwashing

Marc Fassone • 30.11.2021

Alternative investment funds will have to meet a number of conditions before they can start investing in certain crypto-assets and have an extension of authorisation from the CSSF. (Photo: Shutterstock)

CSSF opens the door to cryptoassets

Thierry Labro • 30.11.2021

Delano’s Aaron Grunwald is seen at Ara City Radio’s studios for Delano’s top of the week segment, 29 November 2021. It was Tom Clarke’s first day as host of Ara City Radio’s breakfast show. Staff photo

Alternative funds summit and government press conference: Delano’s top of the week

Delano.lu • 29.11.2021

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