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01/10/2024

As politics and geopolitics continue to weigh heavily on financial markets, Alastair Newton offers a brief summation of the overall context and how, 'big picture', history provides a valuable 'lens' through which we can hope to spot patterns and, therefore, opportunities amid the chaos and uncertainty of ongoing events.

Please find below the link to the 29th episode of SPOT & FORWARD:

As politics and geopolitics continue to weigh heavily on financial markets, Alastair Newton offers a brief summation of the overall context and how, 'big pic...

24/06/2024

What are the implications of the recent European elections? Will there be a significant change in European politics and economic policy? What about the next steps of monetary policy? This and much more was discussed in our latest episode of SPOT & FORWARD together with Mr. Andrea Volpi, Economist at Intesa Sanpaolo as well as at the LFMA’s Food & Forex Dinner last week. Both occasions have open a window of discussion with the special participation of Mr. Yves Mersch, Ms. Martine Reicherts and Mr. Jean-Paul Olinger. Thank you for being part of the dinner gathering and contributing to the great atmosphere with your engaging conversations and genuine connections.

You can watch the 27th episode of SPOT & FORWARD titled:

- H2 2024: What the future holds for the Macroeconomic landscape -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x45Glo9meg4

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28/05/2024

SPOT & FORWARD on EU Elections: Mr. Christos Floros – DP - Demokratesch Partei

To reflect on what is currently taking place in Europe and what potentially lies ahead for the financial sector, LFMA was delighted that five of Luxembourg’s candidates in the European Parliament elections accepted the opportunity to take their campaigning to our members through our regular ‘Spot & Forward’ series of interviews.
The EU is split over the Commission’s proposal to issue European defence bonds, similar to covid bonds, to pay for aid to Ukraine. Do you see the covid bonds as a ‘one-off’, as some EU members insist? Or should European bonds be used to boost capital investment, as others propose?
In the context of the financial sector do you see Artificial Intelligence as a threat or an opportunity?

Those are just a few of the questions raised by Mr. Vincenzo Giunta, President of LFMA to Mr. Christos Floros, Candidate for Member of the European Parliament as per the link hereafter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJLI8n8txLw

Best regards,
The Board of LFMA

Ola Hanczewska Marco Manieri Nello Nello Angelo Tricarico

Interview with Christos Floros

13/05/2024

SPOT & FORWARD on EU Elections: Mr. Fabricio Costa -déi gréng

What would you like to see in the report which Mario Draghi is preparing and which is aimed at enhancing Europe’s competitiveness, especially through the digital and green transitions?

What should be done to make sure that enough talent is available for the transformation of the financial sector?

Those and much more in a very interesting conversation among Ms. Miao LI, CAIA, FRM, CFA ESG Investing, LFMA’s member and Mr. Fabricio Costa, Déi Gréng candidate for European Parliament, as per the link hereafter:

https://youtu.be/Jj8rDxTeLJI?si=VqmaU63R6VAhh32H

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Fabio BottaniAndre Mitin Marco GrecoAngelo TricaricoMarco ManieriAlastair NewtonAndrea BauerNello Nello

Interview with Fabricio Costa

20/03/2024

The Luxembourg financial centre must build on and leverage existing infrastructure to create a local ecosystem and trading culture, and it should capitalise on the local stock exchange.

Last week, our President Vincenzo Giunta had the pleasure of hosting Luxembourg Stock Exchange CEO and founder of the Luxembourg Green Exchange, Julie Becker...

08/11/2023

In occasion of the Forward Financial Thinking Forum, LFMA has organized a series of interviews on our platform SPOT & FORWARD.

Mr. Paolo Sironi, global research leader in banking and financial markets at IBM, Institute for Business Value, interviewed by Mr. Vincenzo Dimase, LSEG Sales Strategy and Ex*****on Global Director - FX, talked about reinventing financial services on platform economies.

For Sironi, technological innovation is not enough to achieve a sustainable financial performance. Instead, financial institutions must future-proof existing business models if they wish to reap the benefits of digitalisation in platform economies.

Banks exert market power when they excel in information (core banking) and communication (interfaces), continued Sironi. Investments in technology correspond to a shift in banks’ economic models from core banking margins (payments, lending) towards embedded finance frameworks, and from product fees towards advisory fees (investing, insurance).

In addition, contextual banking strategies allow banks to service clients when and where needs arise, said Sironi. Embedded finance leverages modular core banking, while secure hybrid cloud technology can promote highly dynamic and frictionless ecosystem interactions.

Finally, conscious banking strategies allow banks to demonstrate “value for money,” concluded Sironi. Investing in trusted and transparent advisory processes allows the integration of shrinking product fees with economically sustainable relationship fees.



Please find below the link to the 14th episode of SPOT & FORWARD titled:

Reinventing financial services on platform economies as fundamental uncertainty takes hold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwGrhrB-Wn4

If you want to learn more about Paolo Sironi’s latest bestseller “Banks and Fintech on Platform Economies”, I am pleased to add a link to Paolo’s book: http://relinks.me/1119756979

For Sironi, technological innovation is not enough to achieve a sustainable financial performance. Instead, financial institutions must future-proof existing...

06/10/2023

With national elections looming end of this week, LFMA took the opportunity to use its digital platform SPOT & FORWARD to interview politicians to get their views on the financial industry.

Today, Mr. Christian Huss, LFMA member had the pleasure to interview Mr. Nicolas Hentgen, candidate of the green party and Subject Matter Expert in ESG related topics, to discuss about the climate transition, how finance sector and Luxembourg may influence this topic and how it is directly impacted.

Please find below the 13th episode of SPOT & FORWARD:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KUq4ouuuVY

Nicolas Hentgen, Déi Gréng, outlining the climate transition from a Luxembourg perspective.

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Best regards,
The Board of LFMA

05/10/2023

After celebrating together the 65th anniversary, the President of LFMA, Vincenzo Giunta was delighted to welcome back Yuriko Backes, Minister of Finance for Luxembourg.

What have been her main achievements in her current role as Minister of Finance, what is needed to develop the competitiveness of the financial center are some of the topics covered during the interview that gave us the chance to carry on our political conversation from the perspective of Finance.

Please find below the 12th episode of SPOT & FORWARD:

Yuriko Backes, Minister of Finance - outlining the path for International Investors to be ‘Made in Luxembourg’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKxdVpWS9Do



Best regards,

The Board of LFMA

What is needed to maintain and develop the competitiveness of the financial center of Luxembourg, What role should the financial center play in the “green ec...

19/09/2023

Much has happened in the twelve months since Alastair Newton was last in Luxembourg. But just how much has actually changed relative to the broad thrust of events as he outlined last year. In this interview, Vincenzo Giunta looks back over these events with Alastair and explores what they may mean for the future, in particular for the investment community.

Please find below the 10th episode of SPOT & FORWARD:

Geopolitics, Tectonics and Economics

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Best regards,
The Board of LFMA

https://youtu.be/2k9sddDhbd4?feature=shared

17/09/2023

LFMA’s Forum: Forward Financial Thinking.

An opportunity to discuss the forces shaping the market

At the Forward Financial Thinking Forum, organised by the Luxembourg Financial Markets Association (LFMA) on 12 September, Paolo Sironi, Bart Joris and Alastair Newton talked about banking strategies, streamlining workflows in the FX market and the impacts of geopolitics on economics.

11/09/2023

Ready for the Forward Financial Thinking to be hold on Tuesday 12th

Ahead of the Forward Financial Thinking forum on 12 September, Luxembourg Financial Markets Association’s president Vincenzo Giunta told Delano about the importance of having a long-term vision for the financial sector and adapting to the younger generation.

14/07/2022

How have electronic communication channels evolved in the last few years? How indispensable have become to financial markets’ workflows and what new challenges need to be handled? Discover how critical those workflows have become and how important it is to effectively manage the relevant operational, compliance and conduct risks. What is the role played by technology in shaping the future of Enterprise Information Archiving industry, what role regulations & codes of conduct play in compressing to minimum reputational exposures and how can Refinitiv be your trusted partner to win those challenges ?

This and much more in the 3rd episode of LFMA’s platform SPOT & FORWARD where Mr. Gilles Walers (Legal Advisor at LFMA) has interviewed Mr.Vincenzo Dimase (Global Sales Strategy & Ex*****on Director, Trading at Refinitiv)

Watch it now :

eComms Surveillance – managing reputational risk in the Trading workflow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sWe1DJvUDk

Best regards

Vincenzo Giunta

President at LFMA

Gilles Walers – Legal Advisor at LFMA Vincenzo Dimase, Global Sales Strategy & Ex*****on Director, Trading at Refinitiv