Tokyo and Luxembourg have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen cooperation between the two international financial centres at a time of heightened geopolitical uncertainty, growing capital needs for decarbonisation, and accelerating digital transformation in financial services.
Luxembourg’s financial centre reports that it consolidated its position as the world’s leading cross-border investment hub in 2025, with assets under management in Luxembourg-domiciled funds surpassing EUR8 trillion for the first time, standing at EUR8.2 trillion at the end of 2025.
Waystone has announced that it is set to acquire BIL Manage Invest from Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) Group, subject to regulatory approval.
Franklin Templeton has announced that it has launched the new Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund, a Luxembourg-registered UCITS SICAV under its newly established Franklin Templeton OnChain Funds (FTOCF) umbrella following regulatory approval last October.
SEI has announced the launch of depositary services for Luxembourg alternative investment funds (AIFs).
Franklin Templeton has announced that it is has received approval from Luxembourg regulator Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) to launch the first fully tokenised UCITS fund of its kind in Luxembourg.
