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ALFI: resistance is futile
24 March 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Imminent developments in technology will change the funds investment world, and the industry must be ready to adapt, according to a speaker at the ALFI Spring Conference...

ALFI: invest responsibly or risk losing business
24 March 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Responsible investment could create huge opportunities for fund managers, as long as they take advantage of it, said an expert at the ALFI Spring Conference...

ALFI: funds crucial to the global economy
24 March 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Luxembourg as a funds centre is “misunderstood at best, maligned at worst”, according to a speaker at ALFI Spring Conference...

Luxembourg pledges responsible investment drive
02 February 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Association of the Luxembourg Funds Industry has pledged to increase responsible investment in the funds industry to make up 10 percent across the fund centre...

ESMA’s 2015 passport date too hasty, says ALFI
12 January 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The proposed 2015 extension of AIFMD passporting to non-EU fund managers would be premature and could cause market distortion, according to ALFI...

BNP Paribas launches UCITS Stock Connect solution
22 December 2014 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNP Paribas has launched a solution to support UCITS funds that plan to invest in Chinese A-Shares via the Hong Kong Shanghai Stock Connect programme...

Industry must engage to meet RDR needs
24 September 2014 Luxembourg
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

According to a new study by the ALFI and Fundscape, the most important lesson to be learned from the UK’s experience of the RDR is that positive engagement between all parties creates easier processes...

ALFI welcomes new legal and tax director
12 September 2014 Luxembourg
Reporter: Tammy Facey

The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has appointed Marc-André Bechet as director of its legal and tax division...

Luxembourg authorises first Renminbi fund under UCITS
15 November 2013 Luxembourg
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Luxembourg regulator CSSF has authorised the first Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) fund under the Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) scheme...

SS&C Technologies looks to Luxembourg
19 August 2013 Luxembourg
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

SS&C Technologies has expanded its current European presence with a new Luxembourg office...

Alfi reveals how to service Islamic funds in Luxembourg
11 December 2012 Luxembourg
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) published a collection of best practices for setting-up and servicing Islamic funds...

Luxembourg submits AIFMD draft bill to parliament
30 August 2012 Luxembourg
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Luxembourg Finance Ministry submitted the draft bill transferring the AIFMD to Luxembourg’s parliament. “ALFI strongly believes that the AIFMD presents a welcome opportunity for Europe...