Asset Manager

This week’s overview of transfers and appointments in the fund and asset management community in and outside Luxembourg includes updates from Goodwin, DWS, Abrdn, Neuberger Berman, Taskize, and others.

Efama chief Tanguy van de Werve highlights the urgent need for tax harmonisation to overcome fragmentation and create a competitive, unified European market.

Esma has proposed 11 October 2027 as the date for the European Union to adopt a T+1 securities settlement cycle, cutting the time between trade execution and settlement from two days to one.

Asset managers are scrambling to rebrand their sustainable investment funds as stepped-up regulatory crackdowns on greenwashing risk deepening fragmentation in the industry, experts warned at the Morningstar Sustainable Investing Summit in Amsterdam.

Bitcoin’s dreamers are closer than ever to their 100,000 dollar milestone. With America’s debt crisis looming, could crypto speculation turn into strategic reality?

Two months after Mario Draghi urged the creation of a unified European capital market, stock exchange operator Euronext has announced future plans that will likely be music to the former ECB chief’s ears.

NATO’s top military commander, admiral Rob Bauer, has urged the European Investment Bank (EIB) to expand its support for the defence sector, pointing out that the EIB’s current restrictions limit Europe’s security capabilities at a critical time.

This week’s overview of transfers and appointments in the fund and asset management community in and outside Luxembourg includes updates from Quintet Luxembourg, Candriam and Zedra Group.

In a move set to shake the corridors of Washington, president-elect Donald Trump has appointed Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency,” or DOGE.

Luxembourg startups Vinesia and Ignisign this week head to Lisbon’s Web Summit, showcasing innovative solutions in fine wine investment and secure e-signatures amid Europe’s bustling tech scene.