Private Banks

While one active ETF after another enters the market, various Dutch banks have yet to add these to their offerings, and pension funds are still adopting a wait-and-see approach. The added value compared to other passive strategies has yet to be proven, particularly in the form of a track record.

Quintet Private Bank announced on Thursday the launch of its Luxembourg-based Finnish desk by building a new team that crossed over from competitor Union Bancaire Privée.

The Federal Reserve has announced plans to substantially ease the capital requirements for large US banks, marking a significant shift in the implementation of Basel III standards. This pivot reflects the struggle regulators face in balancing the need for financial stability with the competitiveness of banks.

The largest maturity date in Belgium’s financial history. That is how Peter Adams, CEO of ING Belgium, describes today’s expiry of the much-debated one-year state note, on 4 September.

Banque Havilland, a Luxembourg-headquartered private bank controlled by Prince Andrew’s longtime financial adviser David Rowland, has effectively been put out of business in Europe following a coordinated clamp-down by EU regulators amid persistent governance and money laundering issues.

The 2024 Luxembourg Banking Insights study by KPMG Luxembourg has revealed a remarkable surge in net interest income, driven primarily by the European Central Bank’s interest rate hikes.

Nagelmackers, Belgium’s oldest bank, is set to be acquired by La Caisse d’Epargne Hauts de France, a regional bank under the umbrella of the French banking group BPCE.

Nomadic millionaires increasingly relocate in response to structural changes in the global economy. It means the UK and the Netherlands will millionaires move to other parts of the world by 2028, according to a report by UBS. Luxembourg, meanwhile, remains the country with the biggest number of millionaires per capita, says the Swiss bank.

If you want to be considered wealthy in Luxembourg, you’ll need to earn an annual gross income of at least 365,000 euro.

BlackRock’s strategic 3.2 billion dollar acquisition of U.K. data firm Preqin opens the door towards indexing private markets and can be seen as a defensive move against the threat of private equity.