Raymond Frenken

A deal struck at the G7 summit in June has given American multinationals a way around rules billed as a milestone in the global fight against corporate tax avoidance.

Luxembourg’s financial regulator has warned that companies’ first attempts at sustainability reporting under EU rules risk overstating green progress, citing inconsistent practices and weak transparency.

An Italian icon is quietly being reshaped through Luxembourg, as Bialetti’s future comes under the influence of global family capital.

Strong inflows at Amundi, Natixis, DWS and Allianz show investors’ appetite for income strategies. But equity outflows and margin pressure reveal an industry split between volume growth and conviction.

Henk van Eldik has lived and worked in Luxembourg for decades. As an expert on the funds industry, he sees how the Grand Duchy continues to evolve as an innovative European investment center.

A new tax regime, set to take effect in 2026, has been designed to update how carried interest is treated for managers involved in alternative investment funds and private markets. The proposed law reflects Luxembourg’s ambitions as a global private market player.

European stock exchanges are edging closer to 24-hour equity trading, but cautiously and unevenly.

The ECB may be standing still in terms of monetary policy but the ground beneath is shifting. The strong euro complicates the picture.

First-half numbers posted last week by Partners Group, followed by a sober warning from Morningstar on Monday, suggest that momentum in semi-liquid evergreens may stall if returns continue to disappoint.

While this week’s spike in copper prices may have grabbed headlines, veteran mining executive Ernest Mast, based in Toronto, believes it signals something deeper: a market entering a structural phase shift, complicated by geopolitics, policy, and supply-side inertia.