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21/09/2010 
A passion for collectors and speculators
The Art as an Investment conference at the MUDAM is organised with an experienced partner: Deloitte Luxembourg were the first to get the ball rolling when they organised their Art & Finance event in read more
21/09/2010 
Culture is a long term thing
Enrico Lunghi, Adriano Picinati and Michael Moses share the same passion. Although working in different sectors, the three men have dedicated their professional life to the arts. All three will speak read more
20/09/2010 
Chinese financial services giants spend a week in Luxembourg: what each side learned
The Chinese may have a reputation for «inscrutability» but this was not on show at the China seminar held on 17 September at the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce. The workshop, which marked the end of read more
15/09/2010 
All the news that is fit to print
In the latest edition of the LFF Mediawatch the media talks about two German banks bundling their wealth management activities in Luxembourg, a dispute between Germany and Switzerland over tax read more
14/09/2010 
Oiling the wheels of distribution
Much has been written about Luxembourg’s multicultural lawyers and tax consultants, but what about the less glamorous side of the business, the daily grind of reporting the prices and corporate read more
07/09/2010 
European headquarters in Luxembourg
Luxembourg’s reputation as a banking centre is recognised all over the world. To travellers, Luxembourg is considered as an insider tip: recently the German magazine “Der Stern” published an article read more
02/09/2010 
Islamic investment funds are at a cross-roads
Global assets under management in shariah compliant investment funds have remained static for the last couple of years, underperforming the market as a whole. However, according to Ernst & Young this read more
31/08/2010 
News about the Luxembourg Financial Centre
The LFF MediaWatch provides a bimonthly overview of the national and international press coverage of issues that are of direct or indirect concern to the Luxembourg financial centre. read more
27/08/2010 
Getting its share of the market for securitisation products
Luxembourg has clearly developed as a dominant platform for international securitisation transactions, says Allen & Overy Luxembourg. A new position by the national regulator CSSF now opens a whole read more
25/08/2010 
Mutual fund assets worldwide increased in the first quarter of 2010
The latest Worldwide Flows report by Investment Company Institute (USA) shows that the U.S. accounts for more than half of all assets followed by Luxembourg, France, and Australia. At the end of the read more
19/08/2010 
Apex Fund Services open office in Luxembourg
Apex’s rapid expansion continues and Luxembourg is a key part of its growth plan. The country offers a perfect environment for investment managers looking to distribute their funds on an read more
18/08/2010 
Stibbe law firm opens office in Luxembourg
Benelux law firm Stibbe has announced the opening of a new office in Luxembourg as of 1 September 2010. The Luxembourg office will provide services in corporate law, tax, real estate and banking and read more
17/08/2010 
Newsweek : Luxembourg is the world’s 5th best country
In a Newsweek study of health, education, economy and politics ranking the globe’s true national champions, Luxembourg ranks 5th behind Finland, Switzerland, Sweden and Australia. Among the five read more
12/08/2010 
Luxembourg School of Finance: Playing with the big boys
Christian Wolff, Director of the Luxembourg School of Finance (LSF), has an ambitious aim: Within the next 8 to 10 years, he wants the LSF to rank amongst the best finance departments in the world. read more
05/08/2010 
Investment fund withholding tax: no harmony yet
KPMG has just issued a brochure “Luxembourg investment funds: Withholding Tax Study 2010”. This study details the withholding tax rates levied in 68 jurisdictions on interest, dividends and capital read more
04/08/2010 
Luxembourg stock exchange lists USD 3.5 billion Qatari bond
On 21 July 2010, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange admitted to trading a bond issue, backed by the state of Qatar, for a total amount issued of USD 3.5 billion.
Issued by Qatari Diar Finance, the read more
30/07/2010 
Vertrauen ist alles
„Die Zeit des schwarzen Geldes ist vorbei“, so Ernst-Wilhelm Contzen, der hundert Tage nach seiner Wahl zum Präsidenten der Luxemburger Bankenvereinigung ABBL ein Fazit über seine bisherige Tätigkeit read more
30/07/2010 
Alfi welcomes the Luxembourg Government’s draft bill on UCITS4
The Luxembourg Government approved the draft bill implementing UCITS 4 into national law. The final adoption of the Government draft bill by Parliament is expected to take place before the end of read more
22/07/2010 
Le Luxembourg et la Suisse : concurrents et partenaires
A l’heure de la crise financière, le paysage bancaire est recomposé. Ce changement de donne pourrait profiter au Luxembourg au détriment de la Suisse. Cette conclusion est issue du Rapport Economique read more
21/07/2010 
Microfinance investor demand rises in spite of financial crisis and decreased demands for funding
Virginia based microfinance rating company, MicroRate, has just published its 5th annual survey of microfinance investment vehicles. The “State of Microfinance Investment: the 2010 MicroRate MIV read more