Technologie

Luxembourg has proposed a groundbreaking law enabling the use of blockchain technology in investment funds, aiming to solidify its position as a global financial leader.

Deux fonds d’investissement quasi automatisés et un stratège fictif : sans l’intelligence artificielle, ils n’existeraient pas. L’IA améliore le rapport risque-rendement car les fonds peuvent mieux se diversifier en élargissant leurs investissements, note Sara Baeten, General Manager data-driven & responsible investing chez KBC Asset Management. « Mais il y a toujours une supervision humaine. »

Tokenisation is the next step for the asset management industry. So says not only Larry Fink, Blackrock’s CEO, but also Jeroen van Oerle, manager of Lombard Odier’s fintech strategy. He sees the potential impact mainly in private markets.

A thriving fund industry rests on the foundation of a robust regulatory framework, assuring investors that their assets will be safeguarded against misappropriation. Nevertheless, the pursuit of greater protection often accompanies higher fees, prompting investors to scrutinise regulatory requirements for tangible and effective outcomes.

Will fund managers soon be retiring as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly prevalent and consistently outperforms the market? Or is this notion exaggerated? Investment Officer spoke to Thomas Dierckx, a financial machine learning expert at Kairon Labs.

Is the US Spot Bitcoin ETF Hype Overblown? The SEC›s rejection of spot bitcoin ETFs faces legal challenges, raising questions about their potential impact.

Les entreprises d’investissement peinent à faire face aux exigences de Lutte contre le Blanchiment d’Argent (AML) et de Connaissance du Client (KYC), un gestionnaire de fonds déclarant que son équipe AML/KYC ne peut pas croître assez rapidement. La tendance vers la démocratisation des marchés privés ne fait qu’augmenter la pression.

The European Securities and Markets Authority, or Esma, on Thursday announced that from 2025, cyber risk and digital resilience in Europe’s securities sector will take precedence alongside ESG reporting in terms of overarching priorities for the supervisors in EU member states.

The typical reasons that prompt asset managers to acquire new software often include recommendations from regulators following an onsite visit or the realisation that their current resources cannot efficiently handle projected workloads. These decisions are predominantly reactive, seldom proactive, writes Gregory Kennedy in his latest column for Investment Officer Luxembourg.

The future of supervisory reporting by investment funds - Luxembourg is home to some 14,000 of them - is embedded into a firm’s technology infrastructure.

One example of this development is taking shape in Luxembourg, where a local data firm that was acquired by a London-based fund data specialist last year is building a one-stop solution that lets fund managers track the distribution of their funds in multiple countries and report to the relevant supervisors by pressing a single button.