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Cette semaine, l’aperçu luxembourgeois des transferts, nominations, promotions et autres nouvelles du personnel comprend des mises à jour de Vistra, de l’Association luxembourgeoise des marchés de capitaux, d’Intesa Sanpaolo Servitia et de Kaufhold & Reveillaud.

Interest in investing in private markets, private credit in particular, may have surged, but that growth is just the beginning. “We see a structural shift towards private credit,” says Joan Solotar, global head of Private Wealth Solutions at Blackstone.

Stefaan Casteleyn est un investisseur chevronné, une passion qui ne lui vient pas de sa famille. Son père, ingénieur civil, était fonctionnaire et construisait des digues le long de l’Escaut, ce qui a amené la famille Casteleyn à quitter la Flandre occidentale pour s’installer à Schoten. « Mon père ne s’intéressait absolument pas à l’investissement. Ce n’est que bien plus tard que cette passion m’est venue. »

On 19 December 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, published its final report on the draft regulatory technical standards (Eltif 2.0 RTS) under Regulation 2023/606 (Eltif 2.0). Since Esma published its Consultation Paper, these have been the core focus of the discussion. This contribution sheds some light on the proposed “matchmaking mechanism” and offers some insights as to its impact on (closed-ended) Eltifs, if adopted in current form.

Pour les private bankers d’ING, la priorité n’est pas l’aspect financier : les meilleurs talents sont principalement attirés par les opportunités de développement, les projets complexes et la possibilité de travailler pour de gros clients.

Nicolas Mackel, currently serving as the ceo of Luxembourg for Finance, is preparing to assume a new role as Luxembourg’s permanent representative to the European Union in Brussels. 

According to Luxemburger Wort and RTL, Mackel’s transition from the financial sector to a diplomatic post is expected to occur in September, marking his return to the international diplomatic arena.

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.

Switzerland is preparing to step up competition with Luxembourg as a fund domicile for alternative investment funds. The industry, however, is not convinced that the Swiss alternative can fully match the international success of Luxembourg Raifs.

From next month, the Swiss will allow management companies to create a new type of fund known as L-QIF that will compete with the successful regime for Reserved Alternative Investment Funds, or Raifs, first made possible in the Grand Duchy in 2016.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent move to mandate increased disclosure of fees and other costs by private equity funds has sparked a legal battle with the PE industry. Lawyers representing both the SEC and the PE industry engaged in a heated argument in a US federal court in New Orleans.

Entretien à cœur ouvert avec Koen Hoffman, CEO du gestionnaire de patrimoine gantois Value Square, à propos du moment le plus difficile de sa carrière, de son attirance pour les outsiders et de ses enfants venus jouer sur son propre terrain de jeu.