Outsourcing, kickback fees, alternative investments, ESG challenges and competition with Ireland were among the topics of the most popular columns published on Investment Officer Luxembourg in 2023.
Here are the top five most read columns and knowledge partner contributions in 2023:
5: The kickback fee is back
It might be wise to actually label kickback fees to intermediaries as such, even if only under the euphemistic heading ‹platform costs›. After all, everything revolves around transparency, IO columnist Han Dieperink wrote in July. Go to the column
4: Costly outsourcing is not the solution
The CSSF has spent the last decade ramping up reporting requirements on fund management companies. In response, the fund industry has invested heavily in automation and now most reports are generated automatically. If only this was true! IO Luxembourg columnist Gregory Kennedy wrote in May. Go to the column
3: Letting Ireland dominate ETFs is pure madness
Although reluctant due to the lower margin’s ETFs offer, fund promoters are gradually entering the space, sometimes by converting existing mutual funds. Naturally, they will choose a domicile that best fits tax and operational considerations. Currently, that choice is Ireland. Luxembourg would be mad to let this continue, IO Luxembourg columnist Gregory Kennedy wrote in December. Go to the column
2: Appetite for alternatives remains strong
There is an unwavering demand on the debt as well as on the equity side of private markets, wrote Martin Groos, board member of Universal Investment Luxembourg, in August. Go to knowledge partner article
1: In Flux: Anthos Fund II sets the standard
A comprehensive annual report of a major Reserved Alternative Investment Fund in Luxembourg shows that dealing with ‘intimidating’ climate policies does not have to be an insurmountable challenge, Raymond Frenken, managing editor of Investment Officer Luxembourg, wrote in August. Go to the column
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