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02/06/2010 
Sticks and carrots: investing ethically works better when you finance projects
SRI funds are popular with investors with a conscience. However, the impact of these funds on corporate behaviour is limited, at best. Only active engagement can bring about durable change and weiterlesen
02/06/2010 
Geld allein macht nicht glücklich
Sind Banken und Politik für die Nachhaltigkeit des Finansektors verantwortlich? Müssen Führungskräfte ethische Standards in ihren Unternehmen vorgeben? Was wollen wir überhaupt mit einer Investition weiterlesen
01/06/2010 
Courir vite pour attraper le train en marche
Mieux vaut anticiper que faire des efforts tout d’un coup. Cette règle vaut en tout cas pour la responsabilité sociétale des entreprises. Christian Scharff, associé chez PricewaterhouseCoopers au weiterlesen
31/05/2010 
Bankers are less ideological than other people
Claude Turmes is in favour of a healthy level of capitalism. Nevertheless, the member of the European Parliament representing the Luxembourg Green Party supports the proposal for a financial weiterlesen
31/05/2010 
The mood changes
What can the financial system do to be more sustainable? This and other questions will be discussed at the Luxembourg Financial Forum on June 3, which is organised by Luxembourg for Finance.
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28/05/2010 
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14/05/2010 
LUMINIS – an investor information service for microfinance
The Luxembourg Government has launched a joint venture with MicroRate, the US based microfinance rating agency, and LuxFLAG, the Luxembourg based fund labeling agency, to produce a new service for weiterlesen
14/05/2010 
Taxation of Islamic finance products: Luxembourg Tax Director answers some FAQs
In January 2010, the Tax Director published a Circular the object of which was to clarify the tax treatment of certain shariah compliant structures. The Circular was well received by the market. weiterlesen
12/05/2010 
Luxembourg joins the IFSB Summit in Bahrain
For the first time Luxembourg has taken part in the annual IFSB summit as a member and sponsor of the event. The programme included a Public Hearing of the IFSB Exposure Draft on setting a standard weiterlesen
05/05/2010 
L’économie va redémarrer en 2012
La zone euro est sortie de la récession, mais doit toujours faire face à des obstacles importants. Il faudra assister au second semestre 2012 avant d’assister à une reprise. Tels sont les propos de weiterlesen
03/05/2010 ![[Translate to deutsch:] Ernst Wilhelm Contzen, new ABBL chairman](uploads/pics/Ernst-Wilhelm_Contzen_cropped.jpg "[Translate to deutsch:] Ernst Wilhelm Contzen, new ABBL chairman")
A new team leading the ABBL
At the Ordinary General Meeting, held on 30 April 2010, ABBL member representatives elected Mr. Ernst Wilhelm Contzen, CEO of Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A ., as new Chairman of the Luxembourg weiterlesen
26/04/2010 
Excellent financial literacy needed to meet demanding customers
The Luxembourg financial centre needs to prepare for some major changes that are in sight. In the area of asset management, the trend is towards a more affluent and demanding clientele. There is a weiterlesen
23/04/2010 
Opportunities in Luxembourg for Islamic finance
Luxembourg is recognised as one of the leading European centres for Islamic finance with a long track record in the sector. It hosted the first Islamic finance institution more than 30 years ago and weiterlesen
21/04/2010 
La réputation du Luxembourg facilite la distribution internationale
Fonds d’investissement en obligations du Moyen Orient coté au Luxembourg La FFA Private Bank du Liban vient de lancer un des premiers fonds d’investissement en obligations internationales à être weiterlesen
14/04/2010 
Rapprochement avec la place financière de Moscou
Luxembourg for Finance et Mosfinagency signent à Moscou un accord pour contribuer au développement futur des deux centres financiers. Les points clés de cet accord incluent l’échange d’informations weiterlesen
06/04/2010 
Keeping its eyes on the ball: microfinance tackles issues rising from its success
Luxembourg has established its voice in the microfinance industry: in the words of Tom Seale, Vice-Chairman of ALFI, the Grand Duchy helps to “put the finance into microfinance”. This puts Luxembourg weiterlesen
26/03/2010 
Managing talent in turbulent times
Following the financial crisis many companies set a priority on training and developing their staff rather than recruiting young graduates. A study recently conducted by Deloitte Luxembourg concludes weiterlesen
19/03/2010 
Armour plated protection for life assurance holders
It is near impossible to make predictions about the property & casualty (non-life) insurance sector: the beginning of the year was excellent until storms ravaged Western Europe. As for Luxembourg’s weiterlesen
19/03/2010 
Allen & Overy named best law firm by IFLR
For the second year running, Allen & Overy has been awarded the title of Best Luxembourg Law Firm by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR). The firm received this award both in 2007 and 2009. weiterlesen
18/03/2010 
20 Abkommen zur Vermeidung von Doppelbesteuerung angenommen
Mit 55 Ja-Stimmen, vier Gegenstimmen und einer Enthaltung, hat das Luxemburger Parlament grünes Licht für 20 Abkommen erteilt, die zwei Ziele verfolgen: Beseitigung der rechtlichen Doppelbesteuerung weiterlesen