Christophe Santer is a columnist for Investment Officer Luxembourg. A Luxembourg native, Santer has nearly two decades of experience in fund administration, investor services, and private markets. He also works as director of business development manager at bunch.
Private equity in a higher-for-longer world
As interest rates stay elevated, private equity firms must relearn how to create value, with Luxembourg once again in the engine room of global strategy.
Family offices: finance’s new identity crisis
Family offices blur traditional financial roles. They are asset owners, asset managers, and wealth advisors simultaneously. Can the industry manage this complexity effectively?
The ESG blind spot: AI’s social toll on global labor
As artificial intelligence takes over functions once handled by offshore teams, asset managers and their services firms face a new frontier, one that blends automation gains with urgent ESG questions.
Private equity needs its Bauhaus moment
Simplifying workflows through smart design and automation can cut costs and future-proof private asset management in a shifting investor landscape.
Private markets test wealth managers' tech limits
The rise of Eltif 2.0 and private market retail access is exposing a critical weakness: legacy reporting systems that cannot meet modern client expectations.