Competence and quality at Universal Investment

Awards and
memberships

High service quality is confirmed by first-class awards

Competence and tangible quality are also reflected in our awards:



Luxembourg Official Top 150 Awards

The Luxembourg fund platform of the Universal Investment Group was recognised for the third consecutive year in 2024 in the “Third-Party ManCo” category as the largest provider, placing it among the 150 most important players in the Luxembourg financial hub.



TiAM test: Third-party ManCos

How satisfied are asset managers, family offices, banks, and consultants with their third-party ManCo? Result: Out of 11 tested third-party ManCos, we received the rating "very good".
(as of 12/2024)


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Asset Servicing Times Industry Excellence Awards

The UK industry magazine Asset Servicing Times recognises the achievements of talented and dedicated firms, individuals and departments across the global asset services industry. Universal Investment Group was honoured as "European Fund Administrator" at the Industry Excellence Awards 2024.


PwC ManCo Barometer 2025

PwC ManCo Barometer

According to the latest PwC ManCo Survey "Observatory for Management Companies", we are the top AIFM in Luxembourg. (As of 6/2025)

Memberships

360° networking for clients and partners

Universal Investment is actively working and involved in business-relevant national and international associations and comitees, contributing with its longterm expertise and know-how - especially in the interest of our clients and partners:

Further topics

  • Press Release
    03. June 2025

    Universal Investment Group expands leadership team

    As part of its successful growth strategy, Universal Investment Group is further strengthening its leadership team. Jean-Philippe Talmon has joined the C-suite, the Group's senior executive body, effective from 1 June, taking on the role of Chief Transformation Officer. Meanwhile, Markus Bannwart has been appointed to the management board of Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH (UID), UI Group's German fund services platform.

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  • Robert Bluhm
    News
    May 2025

    ESG Remains a Central Topic for Institutional Investors and Fund Initiators in Europe

    For some time now, and especially since the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President, the topic of ESG (environmental, social and governance considerations) has seemed to irreversibly fade into obscurity. Major corporations are shutting down their Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) programmes, and global financial institutions are withdrawing en masse from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA).
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  • Markus Bannwart
    News
    April 2025

    Rethought and greatly enhanced: how ELTIFs are widening the investment spectrum for retail clients and (semi-) institutional investors

    At the beginning of 2024, the revised ELTIF 2.0 framework entered into force, followed by the regulatory technical standards in October of the same year. In addition to a broad spectrum of investments in tangible assets, including a wider range of real estate opportunities, up to 45 per cent may now be held in assets that would be eligible for a UCITS fund. ELTIF 2.0 thus enables individual investment strategies to be realised with significantly greater ease and flexibility.
    Author: Markus Bannwart Read More
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