Investment Officer Luxembourg

Fierce competition has emerged in the changing data landscape for investment funds, and Luxembourg is the finding itself at the centre of attention. The Frankfurt and Luxembourg stock exchanges now confront each other face to face in the grand duchy, while the Paris bourse has thrown its towel into the ring and is back on the sidelines. 

The popularity of digital assets will lead to significant changes for the financial industry, including within the area of asset custody. Today’s global custody industry goes back to regulatory changes in the 1970s. Digital assets, the most well-known being Bitcoin, differ in several ways from traditional assets, including the role of information technology, specifically of private key management, which will be accompanied by potential regulatory differences.

Fund data specialist FE fundinfo, partly owned by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, said it has reached an agreement with Euronext to acquire French fund data provider Funds360 for an undisclosed amount. The deal expands its geographical presence in Europe and Asia. 

After the stock market crash of 1987, measures were taken to prevent a new financial drama in the future. Under Ronald Reagan, “The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets”, now better known as the Plunge Protection Team, was formed in 1988.

Although there is some room for improvement, liquidity risks in corporate debt and real estate investment funds do not pose any substantial risk for financial stability, the EU’s top financial securities markets regulator said on Wednesday.

Capital Group and Impax are the asset management firms that won the 2022 Morningstar Awards for Excellence in Investing in Luxembourg, the investment research firm has announced. Funds managed by Fundsmith, Comgest, BlueBay and Capital Group have won individual Morningstar awards.