Capital Markets: Publications

• The Luxembourg Stock Exchange - A prime location for listing 2012
• Guide to the Euro MTF Market

In a context marked by in-depth legal and regulatory changes, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange is a world-class player offering an attractive international listing marketplace for a large range of securities. With 3,127 listed issuers coming from 103 countries, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange meets capital market players' needs as a result of a 80-year old experience, high-quality products and services as well as fast, customer-oriented and secure processes.

• IPO Watch Europe 2011

A positive start to 2011 followed by economic and political uncertainty

A bright beginning to 2011 proved to be something of a false dawn for the IPO market. A total of €16.3bn was raised in the first half of 2011 across the European markets compared to €10.2bn in the last six months of 2011 as markets failed to ignite after the summer as hoped, due to the heightened economic uncertainty in Europe.

• Capital markets in 2025: The future of equity capital markets

Is the focus of capital markets finance moving eastward?

Will emerging market exchanges have the sophistication and infrastructure to challenge the IPO services offered by incumbent exchanges in the West? Where will the companies looking to list come from? What are the drivers behind the change in capital market dynamics?
These are some of the questions we address in this special report on the future of capital markets by 2025. In August 2011, we surveyed senior managers from companies across the globe to understand their views on the factors that are shaping the development of equity capital markets. Their answers were bracing.

• Trading blocs
  What next for the stock exchanges?

This report provides perspectives on the recent trends affecting M&A activity within the global stock exchange sector, focusing on potential future developments within the emerging markets.

• The place for listing Alternative Investment Funds

PwC Luxembourg in collaboration with the Luxembourg Stock Exchange released the “The place for listing Alternative Investment Funds”. This brochure examines three major components of alternative investments, i.e. hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds and real estate funds, and their benefits to be listed in Luxembourg.

• Why and How Listing Hedge Funds and Alternative Investment Products in Luxembourg

Seizing the opportunities offered by the capital markets

In the current business and regulatory environment, entering the international capital markets is a challenging task as selecting the right location, structure and timing requires insight and experience. Can you navigate this environment efficiently and have you considered the benefits connected with the listing of securities on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, which is widely recognised as a prime listing location for alternative investment products?

• What lies ahead: A perspective on the future of the Luxembourg Securities Services Infrastructure [PDF file, 131 Kb]

The European securities industry is, more than ever, facing a major transformation driven by market needs for more transparency, control and cost reduction of front and back office services. This drive is reinforced by the expected profound changes to the industry triggered by Target 2 Securities (T2S). The Luxembourg financial centre – which is perceived as a key international securities back office platform – needs to consider these fundamental trends and define its model of the future whose aim should be to attract and retain the securities platforms of global financial institutions in Luxembourg.