Investment Officer

Timing the market with your fund investments can be costly, especially if you are a cross-border investor using Luxembourg-domiciled mutual funds.

DWS, one of Europe’s biggest asset management firms, has announced the launch of a new series of Xtrackers Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), offering investors a novel way to invest in euro-denominated corporate bonds. This innovative range is designed to provide both regular quarterly distributions and a payout of remaining fund assets upon maturity.

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF on Wednesday announced 1 April as the deadline for its 2023 annual financial crime survey, an effort in which it collects data concerning money laundering and terrorism financing. Data collection will begin on 19 February, it said.

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments and promotions includes updates from Vistra, BNP Paribas, The Directors Office, Stonehage Fleming, DWS, Empira and XS.com.

Eliana de Abreu has put forward as managing director of Crédit Mutuel Asset Management, the firm’s parent company Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale has announced. Once the board has approved her appointment, De Abreu will be responsible for fund management and developing the range of investment solutions, based on an extra-financial expertise, consistent with the ambitions of a sustainable asset manager.

Investment Officer is organising an event on 30 November at the H’ART Museum in Amsterdam to look ahead to 2024. The event will cover topics such as economic growth, inflation, and the role of artificial intelligence in the financial sector.

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments and promotions includes updates from Advanzia Bank, Arcida, La Francaise, Scope and Alp Financial.

Adler Group SA,  a Luxembourg-based real estate company active in Germany with a listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, has been fined 30,000 euro by Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF because it has not deposited an audited annual financial report for 2022.

Adler, as a Luxembourg firm, is subject to the country’s transparency law, CSSF said in a statement issued on Monday. Adler did not respond to a request for comment.

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF has stopped using X, formerly known as Twitter, as one of its communications channels on social media, referring to the increasing circulation of false information on the platform.

The European Securities and Markets Authority, or Esma, on Thursday announced that from 2025, cyber risk and digital resilience in Europe’s securities sector will take precedence alongside ESG reporting in terms of overarching priorities for the supervisors in EU member states.