News
13/01/2011 
Customer service on an international scale
Crédit Agricole Luxembourg has been present in the Grand Duchy for 90 years. Employing some 1400 employees, the group has a significant presence in the financial centre. Following the retirement of read more
07/01/2011 
Press clipping about the LFF Islamic finance website
The launch of a section dedicated to Islamic finance on the LFF homepage was widely picked up by the national and international press.
04/01/2011 
New tax regime for highly skilled expatriates
The number of highly skilled expatriates working in Luxembourg has grown continually over the last couple of decades. Alongside a number of other EU Member States, Luxembourg has now adopted a read more
28/12/2010 
Being prepared for more demanding customers
Although the easy days are gone, the Luxembourg private banking industry is well prepared for the future. At an increasing number of banks, the stage is set for meeting the needs of a demanding read more
20/12/2010 
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
20/12/2010 
UCITS: Happy 25th birthday
Today is the birthday of a European success story: the first UCITS Directive dates from 20 December 1985, exactly 25 years ago. With over €5 trillion in assets under management, UCITS have proven to read more
16/12/2010 
Un vote au Parlement pour dynamiser l’industrie de fonds
Le Luxembourg est le premier pays de l’Union européenne a avoir voté la Directive UCITS IV concernant les organismes de placement collectif. Cette loi ouvre de nouvelles perspectives à l’industrie de read more
16/12/2010 
Lever le voile sur la propriété intellectuelle
Chaque entreprise crée de la propriété intellectuelle, souvent sans s’en rendre compte. Dans notre économie du savoir il est très important de protéger ses connaissances. C’est le message de Deloitte read more
14/12/2010 
Healthy clients with a healthy portfolio
Healthcare plays an important role in the investment fund industry. Rising life expectancy means growing use of health services, while advances in the medical and pharmaceutical fields lead to new read more
07/12/2010 
Le Luxembourg salue l’accord dans la lutte contre la fraude fiscale
Les ministres européens des Finances ont trouvé un compromis sur la directive concernant la coopération entre les administrations fiscales afin de mieux lutter contre la fraude fiscale. Dorénavant, read more
03/12/2010 
European Microfinance Platform urges for rational response to Indian crisis
At the European Microfinance Week 2010, held in Luxembourg this week, the future of the microfinance sector was discussed taking into account the backlash of the Indian Andhra Pradesh crisis. 382 read more
02/12/2010 
Beratung auf hohem Niveau bei Luxemburger Vermögensberatern
Gleich zwei Luxemburger Banken haben es beim diesjährigen FUCHSBRIEFE-Test unter die fünf besten Vermögensberater im deutschsprachigen Raum geschafft: Die LBBW Luxemburg und die DZ Privatbank konnten read more
01/12/2010 
Third European Microfinance Award
400 guests attended a ceremony at the European Investment Bank (EIB) on 30 November to watch the HRH the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg award the 3rd European Microfinance Award. The prize of 100 000 read more
30/11/2010 
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
26/11/2010 
Art funds – a beautiful investment
Passion investments are becoming more and more popular because of their positive impact on portfolios. But there is another side to the coin: the risks surrounding collectible assets are numerous. read more
24/11/2010 
Luxembourg banking secrecy is not as old as the hills
“There is a deliberate confusion between the professional secrecy obligation of the banker and a tax administration’s right to access banking data.” These are the words of Jean-Jacques Rommes, read more
22/11/2010 
Participation record aux séminaires de LFF à Milan
Avec 300 participants locaux, le road show organisé le 22 Novembre 2010 à Milan par Luxembourg for Finance, en collaboration avec la Camera Italo-Lussemburghese à Luxembourg (CCIL), a rencontré un read more
19/11/2010 
The chosen place for onshore investments
Since 2001, the Brazilian bank Bradesco has been present in Luxembourg, through the acquisition of Banco Banespa International. After buying Banco Mercantil de São Paulo in Brazil, which had a read more
18/11/2010 
Amongst friends – LFF in Brussels
Today, Luxembourg for Finance took part at the “Doing Business in the Benelux” conference in Brussels. The event was organised by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with LFF. In his read more
17/11/2010 
The credit crunch is good for emerging markets
What are the strategies for reducing government debt in Europe and why do investors need to think differently about emerging markets? These were two of the questions discussed during a travelling read more