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ALFI EXPRESS: All change for management companies
In its continuing series of podcasts, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry talks to Graham Goodhew, director and Conducting Officer at JP Morgan Asset Management Europe about the changes in organizational requirements for management companies brought by regulatory changes.
21 Feb 2012
BASE is ace for Saxo FX trader on wings
Saxo Bank has successfully passed through the first FX trade executed at terminal velocity as a BASE jumper used its SaxoTrader application for iPhone and Android operating systems.
20 Feb 2012
Liquidity opportunity comes with certain risk
The liquidity being pumped into the European financial system could create some interesting investment opportunities, says Stephanie Kretz, member of the Investment Strategy Team for Private Banking at Lombard Odier.
17 Feb 2012
ALFI EXPRESS: Interests of the investor
In its continuing series of podcasts, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry talks to co-chairmen of the Communication and Conference Committee at ALFI Bob Kneip and José-Benjamin Longrée about the 2012 ALFI Spring Conference, which takes place on the 13th and 14th March in Luxembourg.
14 Feb 2012
ALFI EXPRESS: Implementing the AIFMD
In its continuing series of podcasts, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry talks to Jiří Krol, director of Government and Regulatory Affairs at the Alternative Investment Management Association, about the upcoming AIMFD and how it will affect the fund industry.
07 Feb 2012
Will it end today? 20 years of the Maastricht Treaty
As negotiations around Greek sovereign debt grind towards a conclusion, could today be the day Maastricht Treaty objectives around currency union are finally slain? Here is archive footage of the event 20 years ago.
07 Feb 2012
This isn’t the rule of law; it’s the rule of the jungle
John Bennett, Henderson European Focus Trust plc explain why it has not been a happy time to be managing European equities.
03 Feb 2012
France vs. Germany in the battle of economic models
Philippe d'Arvisenet, chief economist at BNP Paribas, discusses the relative performances of the French and German economic models.
03 Feb 2012
Euroländerna börjar en resa som redan gjorts av Sverige, säger Reinfeldt
Avtalet som slöts i Bryssel igår säkerställer Sveriges intressen, och leder till en resa för de berörda euroländer liknande den som Sverige tagit de senaste 10-15 år, mot bättre statsfinanser och en krympande statsskuld säger Fredrik Reinfeldt.
31 Jan 2012
Oil price vigilance required, says Lombard Odier
Stephanie Kretz, member of the Investment Strategy team for Private Banking at Lombard Odier, discusses concerns about an oil price shock, suggesting that vigilance is justified in the current environment.
31 Jan 2012
ALFI EXPRESS: Coping with a wave of regulation
In its continuing series of podcasts, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry talks to Jean-Marc Goy, council for International Affairs at the CSSF, the national authority supervising the financial sector in Luxembourg, about whether the industry can cope with the wave of new regulation.
31 Jan 2012
Soros argues for stronger defences around Greece
Europe's response to the Greek sovereign debt crisis and the threat of financial contagion has been too weak, George Soros said at the WEF in Davos.
27 Jan 2012
Don't make ECB take bond losses, says Sweden's Borg
Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg, speaking at the WEF in Davos, says he does not think that politicians in Europe should put pressure on the ECB to accept losses on bonds as part of the solution to the region's financial crisis.
27 Jan 2012
OECD's Gurria says ECB should accept losses on its Greek bonds
Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, speaking from the WEF in Davos, said that the ECB should accept losses on Greek debt to help the eurozone.
26 Jan 2012
ALFI podcast: regulatory challenges await the industry
ALFI's Marc Saluzzi discusses the upcoming implementation of Ucits IV, AIFMD, the Tobin Tax, the Volcker rule and FATCA.
24 Jan 2012Regions
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Opportunities abound for Dragon investors
The Chinese Year of the Dragon promises drama across the world, yet the opening weeks of 2012 are throwing up some surprising investment opportunities.
Events
InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum Sweden
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for Sweden takes place in Stockholm on 24 April 2012
InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum France
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for France takes place in Paris on 22 May 2012.
