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      1. Luminis provides fund selectors with unprecedented transparency on Microfinance funds

        MicroRate, with the support of LuxFLAG and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is announcing the hard launch of Luminis™ the first web-based, analytical platform on microfinance funds.

        The success of microfinance as a socially responsible investment option led to a dramatic increase in the number of funds that invest globally in microfinance institutions. Luminis is the single resource that provides investors with objective data and analysis, enabling them to identify, compare, evaluate, and monitor microfinance funds.

      2. Being prepared for more demanding customers

        Although the easy days are gone, the Luxembourg private banking industry is well prepared for the future. At an increasing number of banks, the stage is set for meeting the needs of a demanding clientele. This is Peter Aelbers’ analysis, country manager at ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg. In an interview with LFF, he talks about trends in private banking and the profile of today’s private banker.

      3. Rating Initiative brings more transparency to the microfinance industry

        The Rating Initiative, a global project that aims to develop ratings and transparency in microfinanceecently launched the website www.ratinginitiative.org. This new site contains information enabling MFIs to apply for co-funding of a rating project, while investors can download profiles of the rating agencies and their products and individual rating reports. The Rating Initiative is a four year project designed to encourage at least 800 new Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to engage in regular financial and social ratings.

      4. Quality of (business) life in Luxembourg: Episode 3

        Luxembourg For Finance has today launched the third film in a new video campaign to promote Luxembourg´s high quality of (business) life.  The five-part series features personalities, at different career stages, from across the financial centre who take you on a journey across Luxembourg to reveal their two favourite places.

      5. Managing talent in turbulent times

        Following the financial crisis many companies set a priority on training and developing their staff rather than recruiting young graduates. A study recently conducted by Deloitte Luxembourg concludes that the issue is not just recruiting, but also retaining people. Another central finding of the study is that people think economic problems in Luxembourg are likely to continue.

      6. 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.

      7. Un miroir de la jeunesse sur la place financière

        Afin de répondre à une forte demande de la part de jeunes actifs travaillant au Luxembourg, l’antenne luxembourgeoise de l’association Savoirs Partagés a été constituée au Luxembourg au début de l’année 2010. L’objectif de ce réseau, lancé il y a quelques années à Paris, était de constituer un espace de rencontre et d’échange entre des jeunes actifs et des professionnels très expérimentés.

      8. Luxembourg, an emerging global contender

        The Z7Yen Group has published its eighth Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) covering 77 financial centres. The big change from six months ago is that Hong Kong has joined London and New York as one of the “Big Three” global financial centres. GFCI respondents believe that the Asian centres will continue to increase in significance in the medium to long term. Though there have been some improvements in Europe, the Euro crisis continues to be reflected in the ratings of financial centres like Madrid, Lisbon, Athens and Dublin.