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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)
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La Mancha, Luxembourg and the billionaire lured by Egyptian gold

La Mancha, the Luxembourg holding company of Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, launched a new $1.5 billion investment fund from Luxembourg this week, primarily focused on gold mining.

Thierry Labro • 30.07.2021
Luxembourg fund activity remains strong since the end of the lock-up in spring 2020. (Photo: Shutterstock)
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Funds near €5.5trn in assets under management

Jean-Michel Lalieu • 30.07.2021
Azimut is set to become the first asset manager to adopt FundsDLT’s blockchain-based fund distribution platform Photo: Shutterstock
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FundsDLT blockchain solution goes live with Azimut

Thierry Labro • 27.07.2021
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
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Amundi launches a fund dedicated to social bonds

Marc Fassone • 27.07.2021
Nicoletta Centofanti, Claire de Boursetty and Maria Tapa, the trio in charge of the Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative. Courtesy photo
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The future cornerstone of sustainable finance

Jean-Michel Lalieu • 27.07.2021
Azimut plans to launch the first fund under Luxembourg law to invest in cryptocurrencies and other digital assets Photo: Shutterstock
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Regulator approves first crypto asset manager

Delano.lu • 23.07.2021
Cyril Delamare of Waystone says its new shareholder, Montagu Private Equity, will enable the company to maintain its current growth rate of 30% per year over the next 3 to 5 years. Waystone
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Waystone targets 30% annual growth

Marc Fassone • 23.07.2021
A tie-up between IQ-EQ and Davy Global Fund Management will help the combined firm boost its business “not just in Ireland but globally,” said IE-EQ’s Serge Krancenblum. Library picture: Serge Krancenblum speaks at a Paperjam event, October 2018. Photo: Maison Moderne archives
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IQ-EQ makes massive Irish move with Davy unit purchase

Aaron Grunwald • 22.07.2021
Gaelle Haag, pictured, is co-founder of Startalers. Maison Moderne
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The scramble for your excess savings

Jess Bauldry • 22.07.2021
The stock markets have been suffering for several days in the face of the resurgence of the pandemic, which has led to fears of weakening growth. The CAC 40, for example, has dropped more than 5% in a few days from its high of 6.666 points on 17 June to its level of two months ago. Photo: Shutterstock
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Delta variant worries markets

Marc Fassone • 20.07.2021
Yves Cheret, head of fund services Luxembourg at CSC Global Financial Markets, pictured on the rooftop terrace of “The Station” building in Strassen. Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne
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Yves Cheret's Strassen

Natalie A. Gerhardstein • 20.07.2021
Sachin Vankalas, general manager of Luxflag, died on Thursday. Library picture: Sachin Vankalas, seen following a press conference on 16 June 2019. Photo credit: Mike Zenari
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Luxflag GM Sachin Vankalas dead at age 38

Aaron Grunwald • 16.07.2021
Various type of financial and investment products in Bond market. i.e. REITs, ETFs, bonds, stocks. Sustainable portfolio management, long term wealth management with risk diversification concept. Library picture: Shutterstock
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Record-breaking ETF growth in first six months of 2021

Aaron Grunwald • 15.07.2021
Lawyers for Angelina Jolie filed a motion in Los Angeles concerning her stake in a Luxembourg investment vehicle, which owns a winery in southern France, on 6 July 2021. Publicity still: Angelina Jolie in Salt (2010). Photo: IMDB
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Angelina Jolie asks judge for OK on Lux wine co transaction

Aaron Grunwald • 08.07.2021
Luxembourg is the most international of all financial centres: international activity represents 60% of total activity. (Photo: Shutterstock)
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Luxembourg drops in financial centres ranking

Marc Fassone • 01.07.2021
Eduardo Gramuglia Pallavicino has been an executive with State Street in Luxembourg since 2015. Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne
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“Some people build walls and some build windmills”

Aaron Grunwald • 01.07.2021
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