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| LAURENT VANDERWEYEN JOINS ALTER DOMUS AS CEO OF LUXEMBOURG OFFICE | Alter Domus, a leading independent provider of professional administration services for multinational corporations and alternative investment funds, announced that Laurent Vanderweyen has joined the firm as CEO of its Luxembourg office. Mr. Vanderweyen will also serve as Global Head of Fund Services.
| | Published in 16-01-2012 by Alter Domus |
| LUXEMBOURG STOCK EXCHANGE DONATES TO FOCAL | [ On 2 January 2012, on the occasion of its start of year reception for 2012, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange presented a donation of 10,000 euros to Raymond Schadeck, president of the Open Foundation for the Building of the Future of Luxembourg (“Fondation Ouverte pour la Construction de l’Avenir du Luxembourg”, FOCAL, www. focal.lu).
| | Published in 02-01-2012 by Bourse de Luxembourg |
| 25IÈME ANNIVERSAIRE DE UCITS | 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 be one of the great success stories of the Single Market. UCITS are also widely sold to investors outside the EU because their high level of investor protection is popular with international regulatory authorities. Today, more than 75% of the UCITS funds distributed internationally are based in Lxembourg | | Published in 20-12-2010 by lff.lu |
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| UN-MUDDYING THE MUDDY WATERS OF PREPAID CARDS | Many articles on prepaid cards are often misinformed and over-generalized, sometimes with the message that prepaid cards are horrific for their fees and lack of consumer protections. This article differentiates the various types of prepaid cards and describes how those products along with what protections are provided. For those interested in prepaid cards, this is important information so that when media articles come along, readers can be better equipped to decide the validity of information tey are presented | | Published in 30-09-2009 by chrislamela |
| MOVING BANKING BEYOND HISPANIC OUTREACH: HISPANIC INCLUSION | US banks must reassess their approaches to the Hispanic market, especially in efforts to reach out to the unbanked Hispanic consumer. This article illustrates approaches by two banks to move beyond "outreach" to create a more welcoming approach. | | Published in 06-06-2007 by Chris Llamela |
| MOVING BANKING BEYOND HISPANIC OUTREACH: HISPANIC INCLUSION | US banks must reassess their approaches to the Hispanic market, especially in efforts to reach out to the unbanked Hispanic consumer. The Hispanic market, especially the unbanked or under-banked Hispanic consumer, have been a very difficult market for banks to reach. This article illustrates approaches by two banks to move beyond "outreach" to create a more welcoming approach. | | Published in 06-06-2007 by Chris Lamela |
| TOWARDS A PRAGMATIC COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS | When one analyses the laws and regulations relating to compliance that professionals must abide by, either from international sources (FATF, European Union...) or national sources (circulars from the body responsible for the prudential supervision), these are both costly and/or do not reach the expected goal: the result may be a Potemkine Village: apparent laws, regulations, training, compliance function, audits... but a pragmatic effect i.e. a limited effect in practice. Anyway, compliance is mch more a question of "touch" than a question of knowledge | | Published in 18-03-2007 by Jérôme Turquey |
| BANKING ON CALL | Market volatility demands unrestricted, up to the minute availabil-ity of all kinds of finance and transaction information. The cus-tomers of modern financial institutions are becoming increasingly mobile and expect to be able to do their financial business from any [mobile] telephone, regardless of location. | | Published in 25-01-2005 by Steve Glangé |
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| GENII CAPITAL EXPANDS GLOBAL NETWORK WITH LAUNCH OF SWITZERLAND OFFICE | [Genii Capital, a leading international investment management and financial advisory firm operating within the Finance division of The Genii Group, has launched a new office in Geneva, Switzerland as it continues to expand its global network of business activities.
| | Published in 12-04-2012 by www.genii-capital.com |
| SIGNING OF SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS RELATING TO BANQUE INTERNATIONALE À LUXEMBOURG | [Dexia, Precision Capital and the State of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg announce today the signing of share purchase agreements in relation to the sale of the 99.906% stake of Dexia in Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (formerly Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg) to Precision Capital and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. This transaction follows the signature of a binding memorandum of understanding on 20 December 2011.
| | Published in 05-04-2012 by dexia.com |
| SIGNING OF A SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT ON THE SALE OF RBC DEXIA INVESTOR SERVICES | [Dexia announces today it has reached a definitive agreement with Royal Bank of Canada to sell Banque Internationale à Luxembourg's (formerly Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg) 50% stake in RBC Dexia Investor Services, a company initially set up as a joint venture between Dexia and Royal Bank of Canada. According to this agreement, Royal Bank of Canada will acquire full ownership of RBC Dexia Investor Services.
| | Published in 03-04-2012 by dexia.com |
| GERINGERE KREDITVERGABE AUFGRUND STEIGENDER AUSFÄLLE BEI EUROPAS BANKEN ERWARTET | [ Laut der gerade veröffentlichten Studie European Banking Barometer von Ernst & Young vermeiden Banken umfangreiche Restrukturierungs- und Geschäftsentwicklungsprojekte. Stattdessen konzentrieren sie sich auf die Erfüllung ihrer Hausaufgaben, da sowohl das schwierige gesamtwirtschaftliche Umfeld als auch die neuen regulatorischen Anforderungen ihre Bilanzen negativ beeinflussen werden. Besondere Auswirkungen werden insbesondere aus dem Kreditgeschäft mit Firmenkunden erwartet, da Bnken einen Anstieg der Ausfälle im Kreditgeschäft mit in allen wichtigen Wirtschaftszweigen in Eur | | Published in 26-03-2012 by www.ey.com/Luxembourg. |
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