Written in collaboration with Carla Santos, a member of The Blog team. At the grand ballroom of European investment, two suitors have their eyes on the same goal—winning over asset managers for Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) domiciliation. Ireland, dressed sharply and working the room with effortless charm, smiles with its eyes—warm, …
The Beatles said, quite beautifully and simply, “All you need is love”. But we all know that, as much as we wish it were true, that it’s not quite accurate. Relationships are complex, multidimensional and dependent on many variables. There are so many types of love: affectionate love, familiar love, …
Once upon a time, there was a cicada that spent the summer singing and dancing, while the ant worked hard to store up food for winter. When winter finally arrived, the cicada found itself hungry and begged the ant for food. However, the ant reproached its idleness and asked, “Why …
Vehicles. There are the ones made out of steel, fibreglass and plastic and the ones of the investment world. “Seriously, why are there so many investment terms, mother?”, asked the oldest son of the Krabbs, holding a pamphlet, uneager to take over the responsibility of the family’s patrimony. Mrs Krabbs, …
Less than two years ago we wrote a blog entry about securitisation, in which we attempted to explain in layman’s terms what securitisation is, and examined the opportunities and challenges of these structures. In the article, we also looked at the Luxembourg securitisation market through our 2020 Securitisation Market Survey. …
The crypto-assets market has experienced an impressive growth over the past year and made the headlines quite a few times. While crypto-assets are still taking their first steps compared to other asset classes, they have undergone an incredible transformation since the creation of bitcoin in 2008, evolving from a niche …
The “Sleeping Giant” has awakened, and its emergence represents an era-defining shift in the global economic landscape. China’s rise in the last two decades has been truly meteoric, catalysing an economic expansion of unprecedented proportions. An average economic growth rate of 9.1% between its accession to the World Trade Organisation …
Online investing has made ordinary people discover financial markets. Together with lockdowns and limited mobility triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, came hours and hours spent on social media and the internet, and all that made us even more aware of new ways of investing, among other things and realities. …
Luxembourg Management Companies (ManCos) are definitely not the new kids on the block, but the spotlight is now shining brightly on them. In fact, ManCos used to be just one element among others in the value chain of asset & wealth management. Today, they are at the forefront of the …
Luxembourg’s leading position in the fund industry worldwide demands that the country also be a reference in fund governance. The more oversight is robust and investors are protected, the more its influence in the industry will grow. Governance is more important than ever because the pace of change seen in …
