Special Limited Partnerships are being introduced in Luxembourg in an attempt to modernise the regime and become more attractive for venture capital, private equity and real estate transactions. The Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) Directive is about to adopted into Luxembourg Law, and the Luxembourg authorities have used this opportunity to their favour by introducing special limited

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, Luxembourg’s financial regulator, has come under criticism. Investors are critically highlighting the regulator’s selective supervision of Luxembourg Funds. This is following the regulator declining to help a group of investors who lost money in a fund that violated Luxembourg’s investment laws, a violation that was acknowledged by the regulator. This

Miami-based CEO Michael Blank of Swiss Asset Advisors, said the company has launched what they believe to be the first regulated diamond fund in history. Blank is counting on diamonds becoming the next big alternative investment, and commented that although there are a few top down diamond funds out there; they have been developed by jewellers,