Reflecting the belief in the importance of integrating alternative sources of returns and controlled risk to improve portfolio diversification, Quintet Private Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Celine El Debs as Group Head of Alternative Investments, a newly created position.
Thomas Campione (Blockchain & Crypto-assets Leader, PwC Luxembourg) tells us more about PwC’s involvement with the Infrachain initiative and discusses the current challenges and opportunities of the Blockchain technology.
The latest edition of the Luxembourg Finance Awards took place last March 5th, at the ECCL, during the revisited international gathering “European Finance Summit”. BIL (Banque Internationale à Luxembourg) won the “Best Marketing Campaign in Finance” Award: we met with Julien Henky and Michael Mertens to discuss the bank’s information platform, myLIFE.
Faisant suite à la confirmation du 15 avril 2020 de la part du gouvernement luxembourgeois de procéder à une extension de la période de confinement, avec des exceptions limitées, jusqu'au 25 mai au moins, la CSSF demande à toutes les institutions financières tombant sous sa surveillance prudentielle de continuer à privilégier le travail à domicile.
En collaboration avec Farvest, la House of Startups powered by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce et Hack Junction, Docler Holding met en place l’édition luxembourgeoise de l’initiative internationale ‘Hack the Crisis’ qui se tiendra en ligne du 24 au 25 avril.
By Martin Stefanik, Analyst, Alpha FMC Luxembourg.
The crisis sparked by the arrival of the novel corona virus has been drastic and unexpected, however, its nature should be analyzed before rushed decision are made.
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) today announced that it will waive the listing fee for social and sustainable debt instruments that are issued to address the consequences of the current coronavirus pandemic. Until 30 September 2020, the leading exchange for sustainable securities will refrain from charging a listing fee for social and sustainability bonds that are clearly identified as COVID-19 response bonds in the relevant documentation and eligible for display on the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX). With this move, LuxSE calls on exchanges across the world to support financing efforts to fight the pandemic and its overwhelming ramifications.
On March 5th, 2020, Rajaa Mekouar-Schneider (CEO of LPEA) was named “Inspirational Woman in Finance”, at the occasion of the Luxembourg Finance Awards ceremony. She recently met with the InFinance team and told us more about her professional career, biggest achievements, while also sharing her strategic vision for the development of the financial sector.
Greenman Fund Administration (“GMFA”), an affiliate of Greenman, the specialist real estate and investment fund manager, has acquired a 70% stake in Compagnie Financière et Boursière Luxembourgeoise SA (“COFIBOL”), a Luxembourg-based provider of fund administration and corporate services. GMFA completed the acquisition on 31st March 2020 following approval from the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”).
Le ministère des Finances vient de publier son rapport d'activité, exposant les travaux et faits marquants de l'année 2019. Le document et ses annexes comptent plus de 400 pages et incluent les rapports des administrations sous la tutelle du ministère. Ils contiennent en outre de nombreuses infographies et photos qui illustrent les évènements clés intervenus durant l'année.