Raymond Frenken

Luxembourg, long seen as the administrative engine of Europe’s fund industry, has evolved into a strategic global hub, with U.S. asset managers leading the charge. Firms like Blackrock, Invesco, and JPMorgan are anchoring cross-border operations in the Grand Duchy, turning it into a launchpad for global growth and highlighting America’s dominant role in shaping Europe’s financial future.

Degroof Petercam, once a pillar of Belgian finance, has now been fully absorbed into the Indosuez group in Luxembourg, marking the end of its independent operations in the Grand Duchy.

The EU’s plan for a Savings and Investment Union risks falling flat unless it completes the banking union first, warns Amundi’s Mahmood Pradhan.

Amundi COO Guillaume Lesage, in an interview, reveals how Alto is trying to break Aladdin’s spell, offering a European SaaS alternative in portfolio management tech.

Hind El Gaidi, head of Luxembourg at ICG, has been appointed president of the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LPEA).

A powerful coalition of European financial trade associations has urged the European Commission not to adopt a U.S.-style trading framework under its flagship Savings and Investments Union (SIU) initiative.

Amundi, Europe’s biggest asset manager, is calling on investors to reassess their global asset allocation in light of deep structural changes in the world economy, with its top investment leaders highlighting Europe’s growing role as a safe and opportunity-rich destination.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is preparing to launch a new range of Irish-domiciled active ETFs, but unlike many of its peers, the firm will oversee these funds from Luxembourg, not Dublin.

Robeco pioneers the use of agentic AI, as autonomous systems begin to disrupt how asset managers invest, decide, and execute.

Agentic AI, a new class of artificial intelligence capable of autonomous decision-making, is beginning to reshape the asset management industry. Dutch investment firm Robeco is among the first to publicly test the technology, aiming to integrate AI systems that not only analyse markets but also can act on them.