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Stock prices in the healthcare sector are on the rise. Innovation is driving growth, and investors appreciate the defensive qualities of the sector, experts say.

Nasdaq is preparing to extend its trading hours, aiming to introduce 24-hour, five-day-a-week trading by the second half of 2026—pending regulatory approval.

State Street on Tuesday started construction on its new Luxembourg headquarters in the Cloche d’Or district.

The relaxed rules around Eltifs, the European vehicles for non-listed investments, are leading to a series of new launches. However, not all market players are equally enthusiastic. Many are still adopting a wait-and-see approach.

Luxembourg’s depositary banking sector is undergoing a structural shift as demand for alternative investment funds (AIFs) continues to rise.

In recent weeks, an old-fashioned “self-fulfilling prophecy” appears to be taking shape. To ensure that the Republicans remain in power in two and four years, it is crucial for Trump to give the economy and markets a blow now.

Institutional investors remain wary of semi-liquid private funds, a sentiment that was on full display at this year’s Luxembourg Meeting for Private Markets Investments, a German-language private markets conference known as Lumpi.

Emerging markets may finally be ready to retake the spotlight as investors are taking a fresh look at opportunities beyond Wall Street.

Beyond the human suffering, the COVID-19 pandemic had far-reaching consequences for numerous sectors, particularly the real estate sector. Some market segments are still searching for a new equilibrium. Unlike the 2007-2008 crisis, attention this time has been less focused on the housing market and more on commercial real estate.

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.