Mike Gordon

In a landmark judgment with international resonance, a Luxembourg district court has, for the first time, convicted a domestic bank of money laundering, ordering the confiscation of 25 million euro from Edmond de Rothschild (Europe) S.A. for its role in the cross-border misappropriation of funds from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund.

Despite a US backlash, Luxembourg champions still sustainable investing through institutional support, regulatory debate, and industrial innovation.

Luxembourg’s Raif market shows resilience in 2024, but Investment Officer’s data analysis shows slowing sub-fund launches, revealing growing caution in alternative fund markets.

With EU citizens holding around 34 trillion euros in savings—one-third of which sits in bank deposits—Luxembourg sees an opportunity in European pension reform.

BLI’s cio Guy Wagner unpacks Trump’s unpredictability, US market dominance, and shifting investment cycles—how geopolitics and demographics reshape global finance today.

With some exceptions, investors have tended to view art as a niche asset class—volatile, illiquid, and largely the domain of collectors rather than institutional portfolios. But what if the real opportunity lies not only in expensive paintings and sculptures but also in the broader creative economy?

The latest in a series of hefty fines levied by financial regulator the CSSF has fallen on a fund manager with strong links to the Fuchs & Associés saga, featuring millions in fines for financial malfeasance.

Luxembourg’s bold new tax incentives slash employment income taxation by 50 percent for newcomers as of this year. The new tax incentive aims to secure top global talent for its financial sector.

Demonstrating the impact of sustainable investment remains a significant challenge, according to participants involved in producing a joint report by the Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative (LSFI) and PwC Luxembourg.

Luxembourg financial regulator the CSSF has started identifying pilot projects to explore artificial intelligence applications based on a new Luxembourg-based cloud computing platform incorporating Google services. The move is seen in part as a way to cope with a long-standing difficulty in recruiting sufficient qualified staff.