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The sheer volume of the AML regulations, which is directly applicable in all EU member states, is due to the need for precision. Photo: Shutterstock
MARKETS

Anti-money laundering: a more digestible mega-package than expected

During its development, the new EU AML Regulation aroused fears in the financial sector. Arendt & Medernach's specialists analysed the text that was agreed in May. They do not see it as a revolution. But the regulator's clarifications are eagerly awaited.

Guillaume Meyer • 23.07.2024
Jacques Bortuzzo, vice-president of the China-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, was master of ceremonies at the “Sharing Development Opportunities with the World” event on 22 July 2024, an invitation to engage in dialogue in order to better understand each other. Photo: Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne
MARKETS

Eltif, stock exchange, sustainable finance: opportunities for China

Thierry Labro • 22.07.2024
Until its executive director is recruited in 2025, the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) will be headed on an interim basis by Olivier Salles, head of the Amla working group in the European Commission’s directorate-general for financial stability, financial markets and capital markets union (DG Fisma). Photos: Shutterstock/European Union
EUROPE

EU AML authority is already, discreetly, operational

Guillaume Meyer • 22.07.2024
Philippe Ledent is senior economist at ING Belux. Photo: Maison Moderne (archives)
MARKETS

ECB puts forward guidance on ice

Philippe Ledent/ING Belux • 21.07.2024
“Investors turn more doubtful on the global growth outlook, expecting global growth to soften, driven by the US, but not to be weak outright, with 68% calling for a soft landing,” Andreas Bruckner, European equity strategist at Bank of America global research, said this week. Photo: Bank of America
MARKETS

European fund managers cautious on growth, bullish on stocks: survey

Kangkan Halder • 20.07.2024
“If the other [two-thirds of] needs are not funded and the EU is exposed, among others, to unmitigated climate change, governments will face much higher fiscal costs in future,” cautioned Finance Watch chief economist Thierry Philipponnat in a press statement on Tuesday. Photo: Finance Watch
MARKETS

EU faces investment crisis, Finance Watch warns

Kangkan Halder • 18.07.2024
Julie Pelcé is senior associate and ESG specialist at CMS Luxembourg. Photo: CMS Luxembourg
MARKETS

Transparency must be ensured in sustainable investing

Michaël Peiffer • 16.07.2024
Lionel De Broux, chief investment officer and Jade Marie Bajai, investment strategist, at the Banque Internationale à Luxembourg. Photo: Bil
MARKETS

Tourism a fragile pillar of Europe’s recovery

Lionel De Broux and Jade Marie Bajai (Bil) • 14.07.2024
Microlux on 9 July 2024 announced that it has become a societal impact company (société d’impact sociétal, or SIS). “Thanks to the SIS label and a clearer social mission, we hope to develop our support activities and attract more sponsors to help us fund this support,” board chairwoman Anne Contreras-Muller told Delano. Photo: Tania Alamilla/Microlux
INSTITUTIONS

Microlux obtains societal impact company label

Chris Stoneman • 13.07.2024
To remedy the poor perceived quality of rental accommodation, the Observatoire de l’Habitat (Housing Observatory) wants to introduce a register of rental properties. Photo: Shutterstock
ECONOMY

Tenants looking for space and quality at the best price

Marc Fassone • 10.07.2024
Delano attended the presentation “Compounding profit growth and cashflow generation” organised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management in Luxembourg on 25 June 2024. Photo: Sylvain Barrette/Maison Moderne
MARKETS

JPMAM: Focus on cash returned to shareholders and low valuation

Sylvain Barrette • 10.07.2024
“Equity markets may have made new highs, but long-term investors are getting more cautious,” commented Michael Metcalfe, head of macro strategy at State Street Global Markets in a press release on 9 July 2024. Photos: Shutterstock; State Street. Montage: Maison Moderne
MARKETS

“Long-term investors are getting more cautious”: State Street

Lydia Linna • 09.07.2024
Nicolas Sopel is head of macro research & chief strategist Luxembourg at Quintet Private Bank. Photo: Quintet Private Bank
MARKETS

Analysis: France, no winners... headed into extra time

Nicolas Sopel/Quintet Private Bank • 08.07.2024
“Luxembourg’s efficient legislative process and a high level of local capability in corporate governance has significantly streamlined UBO management,” Kariem Abdellatif, head of Mercator, told Delano on Thursday 4 July. Photo: Mercator
MARKETS

Luxembourg excels in UBO compliance, ranking 2nd worldwide: Mercator

Kangkan Halder • 05.07.2024
“As a ministry, we will continue to work with decision makers of the financial sector and other stakeholders to develop actionable solutions and elevate Luxembourg into a center of excellence in gender finance,” finance minister Gilles Roth (CSV) said in a press release, 4 July 2024. Pictured is Roth speaking at a June 2024 conference. Archive photo: Romain Gamba
POLITICS

Gender Finance Task Force announces action plan

Lydia Linna • 04.07.2024
Karen O’Sullivan from Luxembourg’s financial regulator CSSF, on the right, provided insights on DLT, CBDCs and Mica compliance at Luxembourg’s inaugural Nexus2050 tech conference at Luxexpo, 27 June 2024, with Chris Hollifield, on the left. Photo: Maison Moderne
MARKETS

DLT uptake “slow but growing:” CSSF’s Karen O’Sullivan

Kangkan Halder • 27.06.2024
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