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31/01/2012 
Getting the job done away from the cameras
Sometimes things turn out differently than expected. This truly applies to Etienne Schneider, the freshly appointed Minister of the Economy and Foreign Trade who will start his position on February weiterlesen
31/01/2012 
A key year, a key decade, and how Luxembourg can help
“There is no doubt that Luxembourg could add value to our growth by bringing its specialised expertise and we are committed to providing them with the gateway to opportunities in this region.” With weiterlesen
29/01/2012 
“Together we can achieve more”
These words by Luxembourg Minister of Finance, Luc Frieden, summed up the discussions at a seminar organised by LFF with the support of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA). This event, which weiterlesen
29/01/2012 
How much change can you handle?
Royal Bank of Scotland CEO Stephen Hester will not be accepting the one million pound bonus that drew criticism from the British public and politicians, the bank recently announced. Rob Mellor from weiterlesen
27/01/2012 
Industrie financière luxembourgeoise: Stabilisation en 2010
Les effets de la crise financière ont continué à se faire ressentir pendant l’année 2010, mais les activités de l’industrie financière luxembourgeoise se sont plus ou moins stabilisées, constate une weiterlesen
26/01/2012 
Now is not the time to get too excited about stocks
The Eurozone sovereign debt crisis is likely to be the biggest risk factor that investors have to deal with in 2012. Financial markets will be driven by the uncertainty related to its political and weiterlesen
24/01/2012 
Nothing is sure but death and taxes
When a person domiciled in Luxembourg dies, respectively real estate property is in Luxembourg, the net assets left to the heirs are in principle subject to inheritance tax. Neither the benefactor weiterlesen
20/01/2012 
A register of quality: the Maritime Regulator raises the bar
“I come not to praise 2011 but to bury it!”
With this para-quote from William Shakespeare (Julius Caesar: Act III scene 2) Freddy Bracke, chairman of the Luxembourg Maritime Cluster, opened a new weiterlesen
20/01/2012 
ALFI: another year, another combat
The Luxembourg investment fund industry continued to create jobs in 2011 despite very adverse conditions. Speaking at a press conference Mr Marc Saluzzi, chairman of ALFI, described 2011 as “a year weiterlesen
16/01/2012 
Transaction Tax: Learning from the Swedes
France wants the financial transactions tax to see the light of day, but there is no consensus in Europe on this topic. The Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) is against such a tax if it will weiterlesen
12/01/2012 
Trust your MIV
The microfinance industry has come through a painful adolescence and emerged stronger and more professional, a fact reflected by the substantial increase in the number of global funds that invest in weiterlesen
20/12/2011 
Towards new asset classes
Increasing competition in the private banking sector forces the industry to develop new fields of business. Along with the demand of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) for a more balanced portfolio, weiterlesen
16/12/2011 
Between hope and doubt
“There is no room for complacency in 2012, but hope is allowed.” This is the analysis of Fréderic Buzaré, equity strategist at Dexia Asset Management. Everything seems possible at this point in time. weiterlesen
16/12/2011 
LuxFLAG awards new “Environment Fund” label to three funds
LuxFLAG has gained wide recognition over the last five years for its Microfinance Fund label. Often compared to a “woolmark”, the label helps raise capital by giving confidence to investors. At a weiterlesen
13/12/2011 
Plug into the smart grid
Doing business in a foreign environment requires local knowledge and expertise to identify opportunities. The presentation “Why Luxembourg? A unique location to expand your business,” published by weiterlesen
02/12/2011 
The politics of small steps don’t work
European leaders are holding a summit in Brussels in December to solve the euro crisis. “Another desperate attempt to save the euro,” says the French economist Elie Cohen, Research Director at the weiterlesen
29/11/2011 
If you go into a forest, don’t forget the chainsaw
“Commodities are a safe haven against inflation,” and, “speculators have a big influence on their market price”: these are two of the biggest myths about natural resources like oil, gold and copper. weiterlesen
29/11/2011 
Finance: Luxembourg et Paris consolident leurs relations d’affaires
Si les places financières parisienne et luxembourgeoise mettent ensemble le savoir-faire de leurs acteurs financiers, elles peuvent assumer un rôle de leadership dans la finance européenne qui, elle, weiterlesen
24/11/2011 
Solidarity is not a one-way street
Luxembourg’s Minister of Finance Luc Frieden strongly believes that the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive is a new opportunity for Europe and Luxembourg. At times when people look weiterlesen
23/11/2011 
There is no silver bullet
“It is a race against time to put measures into place to save the Euro,” says Giles Keating, Managing Director of the Private Banking Division at the Credit Suisse, based in Zurich. At the European weiterlesen