Asset Servicing

If you want to generate returns through stocks, focus on companies that achieve a higher return on invested capital than it costs to raise that capital. This is the essence of value creation.

Banque Havilland, once a discreet player in the European private banking sector, is now caught in a severe regulatory storm. This case has also reignited old tensions related to the 2009 sale of Icelandic bank Kaupthing’s Luxembourg unit to the Rowland family, the financiers behind Banque Havilland.

Marc Meyers and Sebastiaan Hooghiemstra at Loyens & Loeff highlight the key changes in the draft regulatory technical standards for Eltifs, and see the latest proposal by the European Commission as a “reasonably workable” match for Luxembourg’s market practice.

If Donald Trump is re-elected as President, he plans to have more control over U.S. monetary policy, not just relying on Federal Reserve officials who follow his direction. This idea has raised concerns among experts, including Sylvester Eijffinger, a former advisor to the Fed, who calls it “a disastrous plan.”

Investors need strong nerves in 2024, but institutional investors are staying calm, according to the latest analysis at Universal Investment.

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.

After a turbulent period for Japan’s markets, marked by a sharp drop in the Nikkei and a significant surge in the yen, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) finds itself at a critical juncture.

In a time when the world is facing unprecedented changes in the energy landscape, geopolitical forces are crucial for understanding the current and future energy markets.

Despite global securities markets enjoying a robust first half of 2024 and various investment categories capturing the interest of European investors, some segments failed to impress. Which asset classes, investment styles, and regions fell out of favor with investors?

The Luxembourg Transfer Pricing Association brings together 22 specialists dedicated to addressing the evolving complexities of transfer pricing. President Vanessa Ramos Ferrín spoke to Investment Officer.