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“Necessity is upon us, and our choice is stark: either keep drifting until a bigger crisis forces our hand, or rise to the occasion and shape the future of EU capital markets on our own terms. Let’s choose the latter,” said European Securities and Markets Authority chair Verena Ross in her speech during a conference on 5 February 2025. Photo: Esma
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“Necessity is upon us”: Verena Ross calls for urgent EU capital market reform

European Securities and Markets Authority chair Verena Ross has called for urgent reforms to unify and strengthen EU capital markets, warning that fragmentation, regulatory burdens and lack of retail investor engagement threaten Europe’s economic competitiveness.

Kangkan Halder • 06.02.2025
Georges Heinrich is a member of the executive committee and chief sustainability officer of Banque Raiffeisen. Photo: Maison Moderne
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Europe’s necessary emancipation from the United States

“EU capital markets are underperforming their global peers, a trend that has only solidified over the last few years. Tackling high market data costs should be an obvious choice for policymakers looking to reinvigorate European capital markets,” Tanguy van de Werve, director general of Efama, said in a press statement on Tuesday 4 February 2025. Photo: Efama
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European stock exchange data fees stifle competition, innovation: report

Laetitia Hamon is head of sustainable finance at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Image: Maison Moderne
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“The transition to a more sustainable economy is well under way”

Ivan Deschamps, Director & Vincent Lekens, ceo at electris Luxembourg Photo: Crossfire for Maison Moderne)
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Supporting intelligent sharing of locally produced energy

Sabine Di Vito, ingénieur développement durable at SECO (Photo: Crossfire for Maison Moderne)
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CSRD: an ambitious directive and its impact on SMEs

Sabine Di Vito • 04.02.2025
Lynn Lecorsais, Ingénieur-Associé Administrateur at Schroeder & Associés (Photo: Crossfire for Maison Moderne)
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Engineering through transition

Lynn Lecorsais • 04.02.2025
Hervé Knoery, Head of Responsible Digital Services at POST Luxembourg (Photo: Crossfire for Maison Moderne)
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Supporting responsible digital technology

Hervé Knoery • 04.02.2025
Gauthier Baudoin, Operations Manager at Vinçotte Luxembourg & Mike van Kauvenbergh, Director at Deveco. (Photo: Crossfire for Maison Moderne)
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A partnership for sustainable Luxembourg businesses

Gauthier Baudoin • 04.02.2025
The global sustainable bond market had its second-best year on record in 2024, with green bonds accounting for most issuances, the Luxembourg Green Exchange reported on Thursday 30 January 2025. Photo: Luxembourg Green Exchange
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Global sustainable bond issuances hit €878bn in 2024

Kangkan Halder • 04.02.2025
"The Luxembourg Labour Code is a structuring framework, but certain provisions lack flexibility in the face of today's challenges, such as cross-border teleworking," according to Luxembourg Stock Exchange HR director Christopher Frères. Photo: Maison Moderne
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Christopher Frères: “The opportunity to discover unique activities”

Paperjam • 03.02.2025
Philippe Ledent is senior economist at ING Belux. Photo: Maison Moderne/Archives
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Divergence... with no surprises

Philippe Ledent (ING Belux) • 02.02.2025
Kevin Thozet, member of the investment committee, and Pierre Verlé, head of credit, both at Carmignac, a fund firm with €34bn in assets under management. Photos: Carmignac; Montage: Maison Moderne
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Bond markets will limit Trump’s economic plans, somewhat

Aaron Grunwald • 28.01.2025
On Monday 27 January 2025, Nvidia’s stock price plummeted 17%, erasing nearly $540bn in market value--the largest single-day loss ever recorded by any company in history. Photo: Nvidia
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What drove Nvidia’s $540bn single-day crash

Kangkan Halder • 28.01.2025
“As geopolitical tensions rise, Luxembourg’s role as a stable and reliable partner is more important than ever. But stability is more than a strength: it is a responsibility,” said Gilles Roth, minister of finance, in a statement on Monday 27 January 2025. Library photo: Eva Krins / Maison Moderne
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Luxembourg targets sustainable finance, innovation leadership by 2030

Kangkan Halder • 27.01.2025
S&P Global Ratings was the third global credit ratings agency to maintain Luxembourg's top-notch AAA score, 24 January 2025. Photo: Shutterstock
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S&P Global Ratings maintains triple A

Paperjam.lu • 27.01.2025
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