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“The objective is to collect standardised key information concerning money laundering and terrorism financing risks,” stated a press release from Luxembourg’s financial regulator on Wednesday, announcing the start of the annual online survey. Photo: Romain Gamba / Maison Moderne
MARKETS

CSSF launches 2023 financial crime survey with API features

The Luxembourg Financial Sector Supervisory Commission (CSSF) has announced the initiation of its 2023 financial crime survey, focusing on assessing money laundering and terrorism financing risks in the financial sector.

Kangkan Halder • 23.11.2023
Nathalie Reuter was the moderator of the 2023 Finance Awards, which took place on Tuesday 21 November 2023 at Casino 2000 in Mondorf. Photo: Eva Krins and Marie Russillo/Maison Moderne
MARKETS

Finance tycoons in the spotlight for the Finance Awards (1/3)

Paperjam+Delano Business Club • 22.11.2023
The first winners of the Finance Awards, an event created by Paperjam+ Delano and Luxembourg for Finance, were unveiled at a gala dinner on Tuesday evening at the Casino 2000 in Mondorf. Photo: Eva Krins and Marie Russillo/Maison Moderne
MARKETS

The eight winners of the first Finance Awards

Paperjam.lu • 22.11.2023
“AI is an amplifier. It has the force to magnify what it finds in the data--and this alone brings significant risks,” said Clara Durodié during her keynote speech at the 2023 Finance Awards in Mondorf-les-Bains on 21 November 2023. Photo: Maison Moderne
MARKETS

“AI regulations have been pouring down, and that’s a good thing”

Lydia Linna • 22.11.2023
Gilles Roth, Luxembourg’s new finance minister, is seen addressing the 2023 Finance Awards, held at the Casino 2000 in Mondorf-les-Bains, 21 November 2023. Photo: Maison Moderne
MARKETS

Roth wants tax reform to bolster financial sector

Aaron Grunwald + Sylvain Barrette • 22.11.2023
From left to right: Shengzu Wang is global head of asset management at Haitong International Securities Group; Bing Fan is CIO, international index strategies, senior portfolio manager at E Fund Management; Ning Lin is managing director at CICC Hong Kong Asset Management. It was a challenge to find gender balance for this panel, noted moderator Nicolas Mackel, CEO of Luxembourg for Finance. Photos: LinkedIn profiles; Luxembourg for Finance. Montage: Maison Moderne.
MARKETS

Technology sector: “definitely one of the hot areas”

Lydia Linna • 22.11.2023
The EU deforestation regulation has an extraterritorial reach and is relevant to a considerable number of stakeholders, given that it covers seven commodities (palm oil, soya, wood, cocoa, coffee, cattle and rubber) and their derived products. Photo: Shutterstock
TRADES

Corporates in cocoa industry face scrutiny over deforestation

Sylvain Barrette • 21.11.2023
“Our results, overall, reinforce the hypothesis, currently prevailing in the literature, that bitcoin trading is driven by speculative motives,” concluded a large-scale study co-authored by European Central Bank researchers Paola Di Casola and Maurizio Michael Habib, along with David Tercero-Lucas from Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain. Photo: European Central Bank; Montage: Maison Moderne
MARKETS

‘Global crypto cycle driven by speculative motives,’ says ECB working paper

Kangkan Halder • 21.11.2023
Jean Kizito is a partner in the tax department and co-head of the Japan desk at KPMG Luxembourg. Photo: Provided by KPMG
MARKETS

Regulatory and compliance obligations “are clearly increasing”: Jean Kizito

Lydia Linna • 20.11.2023
The European Microfinance Award ceremony was hosted at the European Investment Bank on 16 November 2023. The annual award, which comes with €100,000, was presented in front of around 350 participants. Pictured: the winner, Claire Lossiane, director of Yikri. Photo: Infine
INSTITUTIONS

Pictures: 2023 European Microfinance Week

Delano.lu • 18.11.2023
Delano spoke with Didier Borowski, head of macro policy research at the Amundi Investment Institute, to discuss the firm’s economic outlook on some emerging markets during an interview in Luxembourg on 8 November 2023. Photo: Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne
MARKETS

China may breathe less fire in 2024, the year of the dragon

Sylvain Barrette • 17.11.2023
“Financial professionals unanimously agree that the era of low-interest rates will no longer be applicable in the coming years, and the market will need to adjust to an optimal rate ranging between 3% and 4%,” stated Rudolphe Aben, founder and managing director at Nextimmo.lu, forecasting the inevitable shift in the grand duchy’s real estate sector during an interview with Delano. Photo: Rudolphe Aben
MARKETS

Post-inflation mortgage rates to level at 3%-4%: Rudolphe Aben

Kangkan Halder • 16.11.2023
Cop28 will feature the first “global stocktake,” where progress in relation to the Paris Agreement will be assessed. Photo: Shutterstock
WORLD

Public company greenhouse gas emissions up by 11%

Jeff Palms • 15.11.2023
The US consumer price index for October (3.2%) came as a breath of fresh air for stock markets, which rallied hard. Photo: Shutterstock
MARKETS

Strong equity and bond rally on lower US CPI: a pivotal moment?

Sylvain Barrette • 15.11.2023
“We expect the low fundraising totals from this year to impact VC activity in 2024, even as many investors point to next year as a rebound year for the market,” stated Kyle Stanford, lead VC analyst at Pitchbook on Tuesday 14 November, highlighting emerging trends at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: Pitchbook
MARKETS

AI dominates, women’s VC roles decline, environmental concerns rise: Pitchbook at Web Summit

Kangkan Halder • 15.11.2023
“CEOs are facing multiple challenges and obstacles to growth, and on multiple fronts,” said David Capocci, managing partner of KPMG Luxembourg, talking about the results of a global CEO outlook survey run by KPMG. Photo: Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne
FINANCE & LEGAL

Regulation and talent top concerns for Luxembourg CEOs: KPMG survey

Lydia Linna • 14.11.2023
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