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Un vote au Parlement pour dynamiser l’industrie de fonds
Le Luxembourg est le premier pays de l’Union européenne a avoir voté la Directive UCITS IV concernant les organismes de placement collectif. Cette loi ouvre de nouvelles perspectives à l’industrie de fonds européenne qui se retrouvera sur un pied d’égalité avec le marché européen. Dans une interview accordée à LFF, le rapporteur du projet de loi, le député CSV (parti populaire chrétien social) Lucien Thiel parle des changements apportés par cette nouvelle loi et les opportunités pour le Luxembourg.
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La microfinance au service des migrants
Lors du 14ème Midi de la Microfinance organisé hier par ADA, l’agence Pamecas du Sénégal a présenté les résultats d’une expérience réalisée avec ADA pour valoriser l’épargne des migrants en leur offrant une gamme de produits épargne/assurance pour soutenir leurs familles restées au Sénégal et préparer leur propre retour chez eux. C’est un bon exemple des initiatives qui rendent le secteur dela microfinance si intéressant.
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Courir vite pour attraper le train en marche
Mieux vaut anticiper que faire des efforts tout d’un coup. Cette règle vaut en tout cas pour la responsabilité sociétale des entreprises. Christian Scharff, associé chez PricewaterhouseCoopers au sein du département advisory, parle d’un mouvement qui prend de plus en plus d’ampleur. Le président de l’Institut pour le Mouvement Sociétal constate que l’intérêt est également très important au Luxembourg.
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Time to shift up a gear
“State of play on the crisis in Europe and in Luxembourg: expert views and opportunities” is the title of the 7th edition of the Economy Days at the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce. The message was clear as day: Luxembourg is still perceived as attractive but must be careful not to lose ground.
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The Luxembourg financial centre: committed to help develop sustainable finance at European and global level
On 28 September, Luxembourg for Finance (LFF) and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange participated at the 1st international meeting of sustainable financial centres, organized by Casablanca Finance City together with the United Nations Environment Programme Inquiry (UNEP Inquiry).
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We always need a good story
The financial sector remains attractive for the young generation but their expectations with regard to employers have changed. This is one of the conclusions of Christian Scharff’s interview with LFF about the recruitment market in Luxembourg. As Partner in Advisory, Human Resource Services at PwC Luxembourg, he notes that crises are interesting periods that reveal good managers.
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Every economic decision has a moral consequence
"There is no such thing as an ethically neutral business leader." These were the words of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State, as he welcomed 100 global business leaders and academics to the Vatican for an Executive Summit on Ethics for the Business World.
The delegates, who represented a range of Christian denominations and the Jewish faith, shared a desire to find new ways to ground the ethical dimension of economic and business activity. The reference document of the Summit was Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical on the social teaching of the Catholic church, Caritas in Veritate (charity enlightened by truth), an intensely practical document that has gained a wide following as the springboard for ethical debate in business.
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Keeping its eyes on the ball: microfinance tackles issues rising from its success
Luxembourg has established its voice in the microfinance industry: in the words of Tom Seale, Vice-Chairman of ALFI, the Grand Duchy helps to “put the finance into microfinance”. This puts Luxembourg in the front line of accusations that the microfinance industry has been a victim of its own success. The focus of a recent one-day conference was on two questions: is commercial pressure creating mission drift? And, how do you measure social performance of microfinance investment funds?
