The former chairman of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), Rafik Fischer, has died at the age of 66.
Fischer was born on 27 April 1960 in Luxembourg. He studied law at the University of Liège, and completed studies at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna prior to beginning his career in the industrial sector.
In 1989 he joined the finance sector. After eight years at Kredietrust, he joined KBL, later known as Quintet Luxembourg, where he held senior roles.
Fischer served as chairman of ALFI from 1998 to 2001, before sitting on the board of the European Fund Administration (EFA) until 2022, becoming chairman in 2007.
