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By Mark SHAW, Partner, Financial Markets and Products, Fieldfisher
Luxembourg and Ireland are Europe’s leading fund domiciles. At the end of 2025, Luxembourg accounted for 25% of the European fund market and Ireland for 22%, according to the EFAMA Fact Book 2026. Both remained well ahead of Germany, their nearest competitor, with a 12% share.
Their positions are nevertheless not assured. In a rapidly evolving global asset management market, fund domiciles, like investment products, must continue to adapt if they are to remain competitive.
The fund industries of Luxembourg and Ireland developed broadly in parallel, supported by regulatory and fiscal initiatives introduced during the 1980s. Ireland’s growth subsequently slowed...
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