Origin
The 1929 "holding company" regime made Luxembourg attractive for cross-border structures; the 1985 UCITS directive gave Luxembourg-domiciled funds an EU-wide passport. Kirchberg was developed from the 1960s as the European Quarter.
Who works here
- European Investment Bank
- Fund administrators: BNY Mellon, State Street, Citi, Brown Brothers Harriman
- Asset managers' UCITS / SIF / RAIF desks
- Big Four (PwC has its largest European office here)
Landmarks
- Philharmonie Luxembourg
- Tour Alcide de Gasperi
- European Court of Justice
Three indices a local would build
Open the prompt box pre-filled with one of these and turn it into a transparent, rule-based index in under a minute.
- An index of European-listed asset managers ranked by UCITS net flows.open in builder →
- Diversified European equity income — 30 names yielding above 3.5%.open in builder →
- An index of European custody banks (BNY Mellon Europe, State Street, Northern Trust).open in builder →
