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30 Jan 2024
Luxembourg: soon to be the European leader in alternative funds?
As one of Europe’s leading providers of traditional investment fund services, Luxembourg already has numerous advantages...
Market Perspectives
As one of Europe’s leading providers of traditional investment fund services, Luxembourg already has numerous advantages for seizing the potential of the alternative fund market.
Luxembourg: soon to be the European leader in alternative funds?
22 Jan 2024
CSDR Refit: the text has entered into force!
Officially adopted on 13 December 2023 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU) on 27 December,...
Regulatory
Officially adopted on 13 December 2023 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU) on 27 December, CSDR Refit (2023/2845) entered into force on 16 January 2024.
CSDR Refit: the text has entered into force!
18 Jan 2024
Practical implications of ELTIF II for General Partners
With a few months left until ELTIF II authorisations start on January 10, 2024 this topic is on everybody’s mind and a...
Market Perspectives
With a few months left until ELTIF II authorisations start on January 10, 2024 this topic is on everybody’s mind and a subject of every discussion related to private markets, at least in Luxembourg. Regulatory and populist aspects aside, here we’d like to provide insights into "behind the scenes" of an ELTIF II fund to help managers distinguish between the...
Practical implications of ELTIF II for General Partners
03 Jan 2024
Blockchain and Crypto trends
Luxembourg has no reason to envy its European neighbours when it comes to new technologies, particularly those relating...
Market Perspectives
Luxembourg has no reason to envy its European neighbours when it comes to new technologies, particularly those relating to blockchain. Luxembourg Blockchain Week, which was held for the third consecutive year, from 9 to 13 October 2023, was attended by more than 300 participants and more than 80 renowned speakers. Organised by the Luxembourg Blockchain Lab...
Blockchain and Crypto trends
18 Dec 2023
The ETF: the prodigal child of finance?
ETFs have proliferated across the European markets since the 2000s. Societe Generale Securities Services takes a look...
Market Perspectives
ETFs have proliferated across the European markets since the 2000s. Societe Generale Securities Services takes a look back over their recent history, brimming with incontestable achievements, and analyses how to make the difference to meet investors' new needs.
The ETF: the prodigal child of finance?
11 Dec 2023
ECMS postponed to November 2024
The ECMS (Eurosystem Collateral Management System) has been rescheduled again from 8 April 2024 to 18 November 2024.
Regulatory
The ECMS (Eurosystem Collateral Management System) has been rescheduled again from 8 April 2024 to 18 November 2024.
ECMS postponed to November 2024
05 Dec 2023
Triparty collateral management reaches cruising speed
With the last phase of EMIR's implementation in September 2022, collateral management by triparty agents for triparty...
Market Perspectives
With the last phase of EMIR's implementation in September 2022, collateral management by triparty agents for triparty schemes has really reached cruising speed.
Triparty collateral management reaches cruising speed
20 Nov 2023
Broker-Dealers in the Modern Post-trade Financial Landscape
Alessandro Cavallari and Steve Gutowski of Societe Generale Securities Services discuss the evolving post-trade...
Market Perspectives
Alessandro Cavallari and Steve Gutowski of Societe Generale Securities Services discuss the evolving post-trade landscape, emphasising brokers' need for technological adaptability and strategic partnerships with settlement agents.
Broker-Dealers in the Modern Post-trade Financial Landscape
08 Nov 2023
Use of new technologies to facilitate data collection, particularly ESG on Private Markets
Why collect non-financial data?
26 Oct 2023
Investment funds: Challenges ahead
In order to maintain its position as a global leader, the Luxembourg financial centre will have to continue and...
Market Perspectives
In order to maintain its position as a global leader, the Luxembourg financial centre will have to continue and accelerate its efforts in terms of innovation. Read our interview with Mathieu Maurier and Laurent Marochini, respectively Country Head and Head of Innovation, Societe Generale Securities Services Luxembourg.
Investment funds: Challenges ahead
20 Oct 2023
Retail Investment Strategy: A package for the retail investor
Last May, the European Commission adopted the Retail Investment Strategy (RIS), which aims to protect retail investors,...
Regulatory
Last May, the European Commission adopted the Retail Investment Strategy (RIS), which aims to protect retail investors, help them access European capital markets and provide them with a clear view of the return on their portfolios.
Retail Investment Strategy: A package for the retail investor
11 Oct 2023
Supervisory actions on fees and valuation of fund assets
Asset managers' processes must comply with ESMA's recommendations following its supervisory actions on the costs and...
Regulatory
Asset managers' processes must comply with ESMA's recommendations following its supervisory actions on the costs and fees paid by investment funds (2022 report) and the valuation of UCITS and AIF assets (2023 report).
Supervisory actions on fees and valuation of fund assets
11 Oct 2023
ECMS Go Live should be rescheduled by several months
During the last Market Infrastructure Board (MIB) meeting on 27/28 September 2023, the ECMS (Eurosystem Collateral...
Regulatory
During the last Market Infrastructure Board (MIB) meeting on 27/28 September 2023, the ECMS (Eurosystem Collateral Management System) status and feasibility of the Go Live plan were reviewed.
ECMS Go Live should be rescheduled by several months
25 Sep 2023
Publication of an AMF report on Private Equity
The French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) published a report on 11 September 2023 entitled "Private equity: state of...
Regulatory
The French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) published a report on 11 September 2023 entitled "Private equity: state of play and vulnerabilities", in which it describes the growing Private Equity market, at the heart of the economy’s financing, and outlines the risks inherent in this type of investment.
Publication of an AMF report on Private Equity
20 Sep 2023
Artificial intelligence: from concept to reality in investment funds
Imagine one day talking to your computer, your car, your home and that they serve you precisely in the way expected....
Technology
Imagine one day talking to your computer, your car, your home and that they serve you precisely in the way expected. With the advent of super-powered chatbots, the real-time availability of data, our endless imagination and brilliant human brains, that day may not be as far away as you thought. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already around us and is growing...
Artificial intelligence: from concept to reality in investment funds
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SGSS' European Investor Summit 2023 Wrap-up video
SGSS' fourth edition of the European Investor Summit was held on 6 June 2023 in the Societe Generale towers in La...
Market Perspectives
SGSS' fourth edition of the European Investor Summit was held on 6 June 2023 in the Societe Generale towers in La Défense. The event gathered over 150 Asset Owners, Asset Managers and Financial professionals for one day of discussion around topics such as ESG, Private Markets, Liquid Alternatives, the future of Asset Management, etc.
SGSS' European Investor Summit 2023 Wrap-up video
SGSS, your partner for sustainable investments
The consideration of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) criteria has become a key topic in finance and a major theme...
ESG/CSR
The consideration of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) criteria has become a key topic in finance and a major theme for both asset managers and asset owners. In a complex regulatory framework (SFDR, Taxonomy, CSRD, etc.), SGSS supports you every step of the way in defining and implementing your ESG strategies.
SGSS, your partner for sustainable investments
Data: A key issue for execution performance
What is the cost of the data needed for accessing liquidity? What is the impact of data on the quality of management and...
Execution & Dealing Services (I-Deal)
What is the cost of the data needed for accessing liquidity? What is the impact of data on the quality of management and reporting? How does I-DEAL, SGSS' customisable dealing and execution outsourcing solution, enable asset managers optimise this cost? Vincent Borras, Deputy Head of Market Solutions, explains.
Data: A key issue for execution performance
Corporate Actions, do you speak 20022?
The ISO 20022 format has just been adopted for electronic data interchange between financial institutions for Corporate...
Regulatory
The ISO 20022 format has just been adopted for electronic data interchange between financial institutions for Corporate Actions. What is it about and why is this change necessary? Interview with Pierre Colladon, Senior Advisor Public Affairs and Regulation at Societe Generale Securities Services.
Corporate Actions, do you speak 20022?