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 …
Securitisation wants to polish its reputation, but the task is arduous and takes time. Over the past few years, securitisation has become one of the funding and risk transfer methods that banks and other capital market players prefer. It also has the blessing of the European Commission in the context …
Myths (from the Greek “mythos”) are as old as the human memory can remember. Present in all domains of our lives, even in the fact-based world of finance, they rise and adapt to reality until, one day, they fall into oblivion. New fields come accompanied by beliefs that frequently help …
