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Ogier hires Archange as Counsel for banking and finance
21 May 2025 Luxembourg
Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli

Prior to Ogier, Archange served at Arendt & Medernach as counsel and senior associate for over 12 years

ALFI appoints Serge Weyland as director general
29 November 2023 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Weyland replaces Camille Thommes, who has held the director general role since 2007

Marc-André Bechet leaves ALFI
04 May 2023 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Marc-André Bechet has left his role as deputy director general at the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry

Greenwashing focus is stifling sustainability development, ALFI panellists say
27 March 2023 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The industry should focus on how funds are working towards a sustainable future rather than trying to achieve green purity, according to Henrik Pontzen, head of ESG at Union Investment

Fund products will continue to diversify, ALFI panellists expect
24 March 2023 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The ‘What will shape future fund products?’ panel at this year’s ALFI European Asset Management conference began on an optimistic note

Cross-border agreement on regulation essential, say ALFI panellists
18 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

In the panel, ‘Let’s hear from the regulators’, current issues around regulation amid geopolitical crisis, the aftermath of a global pandemic, and Brexit were addressed

Young investors say they do not trust traditional financial structures in ALFI panel
30 September 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The comments were made at a panel where three young market participants were quizzed on the investment preferences of millennials and Gen Z

ESG data remains difficult to measure, ALFI panel says
30 September 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

There is an industry need for clarity as ESG regulations continue to be rolled out, but the changes being made are positive, agreed panelists at this years’ Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry Global Distribution Conference

Legacy technology continues to be a significant pressure point for the industry, ALFI panelists say
30 September 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The panel highlighted that providing a digital platform that can adapt to local legislations and combine new product features is a goal that the industry should be working towards

The golden age of asset servicing is over, says ALFI panelist
22 September 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The market is leaving its “golden era” and moving to a “new macro regime”, said Liam Martin, director of global insights at Broadridge

Regulation still has a long way to go, ALFI panel agrees
21 September 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Although regulation is going in the right direction, there is still a long road ahead, panelists at this years’ Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) Global Distribution Conference agreed

Staff retention in fund industry will encompass understanding new expectations of young people, says ALFI panel
25 March 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The panel, moderated by Rachel Treece, CEO of corporate training company fts global and the Henka Institute, discussed both employers’ and employees' new expectations in a post-pandemic and increasingly digitalised world