In 2006, ALFI issued report and guidelines around the potential adoption of Swing Pricing by Fund Promoters in the Luxembourg marketplace. Given the turbulent state of the markets in recent times, ALFI has reconvened a working party primarily to examine current market interpretations around Swing Pricing, and indeed, around anti-dilution techniques in general.
ALFI represents the Luxembourg investment management and fund industry. It counts among its membership over 1 350 funds and asset management groups from around the world and a large range of service providers. According to the latest CSSF figures, on 31 March 2010, total net assets of undertakings for collective investment were 1 981 bn euros.
There are 3 516 undertakings for collective investment in Luxembourg, of which 2 149 are multiple compartment structures containing 11 146 compartments. With the 1 367 single-compartment UCIs, there are a total of 12 513 active compartments or su
Luxembourg, Europe's premier hub for cross-border SRI funds, creates a new label for renewable energy.
Based on the success of last year’s event, ALFI, the Association of the Luxembourg fund industry, hosted its second annual SRI (sustainable and responsible investments) conference on 9 February 2010. Gathering more than 150 European experts from a variety of fields, this years’ event comforted ALFI to intensify its efforts in this key area.
For ALFI president Claude Kremer, it is a natural step, consistent with Luxembourg’s responsibility as a financial center: “Luxembourg is Europe’s largest investment fund center and a world-wide leader in cross-border fund distribution. As such, it has a duty towards investors and must pursue its role as laboratory for innovation in the area of responsible investment. Its location at the heart of Europe combined with strong relations with the world’s leading asset managers enable it to identify and spread best practices throughout the financial sector.”