Luxembourg Exchange Reinforces Global Leadership in Sustainable Financial Markets
Revamped Report:
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) reigned supreme in the world of international debt securities and sustainable financial products listing in 2024, making it a global powerhouse. The exchange boasted an impressive 9% increase in new listings compared to the previous year, with a whopping 1.5 trillion euros raised—a staggering 19% jump from 2023's figures. This extraordinary growth gave LuxSE a massive 33% market share in listed international bonds, as per the year's end. By the close of 2024, LuxSE had an impressive 44,775 securities listed across all its segments, including over 41,000 debt securities, marking a 5% surge in the total number of listed securities compared to the year before. The exchange's global reach is evident with 1,700 issuers from 100 countries.
Key factors contributing to LuxSE's leadership in 2024 include:
- Strategic Agility: LuxSE demonstrates an astute grasp of market dynamics by implementing a strategic plan over four years to maintain its position as a pillar of Luxembourg's financial center.
- Priority on Sustainable Finance: The Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), a platform dedicated to green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bonds, played a pivotal role in LuxSE's growth. In 2024, LGX added 664 new GSSS bonds, raising €262 billion for sustainable projects, a 25% year-over-year increase.
- Issuer and Investor Trust: LuxSE's reputation as a trusted listing venue attracted high-profile issuers such as Ageas and SES, demonstrating issuer confidence in the exchange's international reach and investor access.
- Robust Market Infrastructure: LuxSE offers extensive real-time market data, fostering transparency, efficient trading, and bolstering liquidity and market access for global institutional participants.
- Supportive Regulatory and Capital Market Environment: Luxembourg's capital market environment, with its investor-friendly regulatory frameworks and retail investor participation, reinforces LuxSE's ability to efficiently support a wide range of listings.
In essence, LuxSE's leadership in 2024 can be attributed to its strategic clarity, the global prominence of its LGX platform, issuer trust, robust market infrastructure, and a favorable regulatory and capital market environment in Luxembourg. This confluence of factors underpins LuxSE's status as a global leader in the international debt securities and sustainable financial products listing sector.
1) "The impressive growth of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) in 2024, coupled with a 19% jump in funds raised, signifies significant investing opportunities in the business sector."
2) "LuxSE's strategic agility, priority on sustainable finance, and robust market infrastructure have made it an attractive destination for both issuers and investors in the realm of finance and business."
