Steven Curfs

IQ-EQ Fund Management
  • Head of AIFM
  • IQ-EQ Fund Management
  • Head of AIFM
  • IQ-EQ Fund Management
IQ-EQ Fund Management
  • General Asset Services: Custodian, Admin, Transfer Agent

Biography

  • Born in 07/02/1979
  • Nationality Luxemburgish
  • Married

Spoken Languages

English (Native or bilingual proficiency)·
French (Native or bilingual proficiency)·
Dutch (Native or bilingual proficiency)·
Luxembourgish (Native or bilingual proficiency)·
German (Full professional proficiency)·
Spanish (Full professional proficiency)·
Italian (Professional working proficiency)·
Portuguese (Limited work proficiency)·
Russian (Elementary proficiency)·

Hobbies

Football ·
Cinéma ·
Reading ·
Travelling ·
Golf ·
Famille ·
Running (10k ·
semi-marathon) ·
Cycling ·

Quote

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Career

Professionnal Experience

  • IQ-EQ Fund Management

    • Member of board
    • Head of AIFM
    • 2026 until today
  • Engelwood Asset Management SA

    • Member of management
    • Conducting Officer, RC & Chairman of the Executive Committee
    • 2019 - 2026
  • Ocorian

    • Head of Legal & Compliance
    • 2015 - 2019
  • Redline Capital Management

    • Head of Legal and Compliance
    • 2013 - 2014
  • GPB Asset Management SA

    • Head of Legal & Compliance, secretary to the Board of Directors
    • 2011 - 2013
  • Andbank

    • Head of Legal & Compliance
    • 2010 - 2011
  • RBC Dexia Investor Services

    • Manager, Alternative Investment Services
    • 2008 - 2010
  • RBC Dexia Investor Services

    • Management Traineeship
    • 2007 - 2008
  • Schroeder Investment Management

    • Funds lawyer
    • May 2006 to January 2007
  • Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg

Expertise

  • Private Equity
  • Asset Management
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Investments
  • Financial Risk
  • Corporate Law
  • Financial Markets
  • Compliance
  • SIF
  • Finance
  • Networking
  • Emerging Markets
  • Hedge Funds
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Risk
  • Multinlingual
  • Due Diligence
  • Luxembourg laws & regulations
  • Corporate Finance
  • Irish Funds
  • Fund Distribution
  • Legal
  • Luxembourg Funds
  • Operational and Legal Knowledge
  • Start-ups
  • UCITS
  • Wealth Management
  • Banking
  • Mergers
  • Risk
  • Multi-Asset strategy
  • SFDR
  • RR/RC

Associations

Professional associations

  • ILA The Luxembourg Institute of Governance

    • Conducting Officer Forum - co-chair
    • 2019 - 2025
  • ILA The Luxembourg Institute of Governance

    • Member of the Legal & Regulatory Committee
    • 2021 - 2024
  • ALCO

    • Board Advisor
    • 2021 until today
  • ILA - The Luxembourg Institute of Governance

    • Certified director (since 2016)
    • 2013 until today
  • Association Luxembourgeoise des Compliance Officers (ALCO)

    • Member of several working groups
    • 2016 until today

Non-professional associations

  • ATP

    • Administrateur (pro bono)
    • 2020 - 2025

Education & Honors

McGill University

  • LL.M. Comparative Law
  • 2003 - 2004

Maastricht University

  • Master of Laws
  • 1997 - 2003

Contact

    • IQ-EQ Fund Management
    • 412F, route d'Esch, L-2086 Luxembourg
    • www.iqeq.com