Max Severijns

Max Severijns

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Asset Allocation
March 15, 2026

Oil shock puts central banks ahead of difficult rate decisions

The war between the United States, Israel and Iran is casting a shadow over a crucial week for…
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Max Severijns
Opinion
March 13, 2026

The new equity analyst is called Claude. But he can’t do everything

Write a prompt asking Claude to act like an investor who wants to know everything about a company…
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Asset Allocation
March 12, 2026

CEO evergreen giant Partners Group ‘flabbergasted’ by share price drop

Listed private markets managers are under pressure in recent weeks as investors question the…
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Supervision
February 27, 2026

Washington is rewinding the clock on investor protection

Washington is rewinding the clock on investor protection. Under chair Paul Atkins, the U.S…
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Asset Servicing
February 24, 2026

Private markets boom faces hardening investor scrutiny

Private market fund managers are entering 2026 with record fundraising confidence, and much of that…
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Investing
February 23, 2026

Fed is not keen on cutting rates, feeding speculation of a rate hike

The Federal Reserve has little appetite to cut interest rates in the near term. Minutes of the…
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Investing
February 17, 2026

The growing gap between earnings calls and stock prices in private credit

The already downward-trending stock prices of major US private credit firms took another hit this…
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Investing
February 10, 2026

As ASML tops Europe, questions about the ‘Winner’s Curse’ return

ASML shares took a hit last week, after the company had risen in January to become Europe’s largest…
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Investing
February 3, 2026

Trump’s ‘OK’ with a weaker dollar, European investors less so

An uptick of volatility in the dollar is forcing European investors to confront an awkward choice…
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Investing
January 29, 2026

Prediction markets prove accurate enough to help investors, German study finds

Academic researchers in Europe and the United States are finding that prices on Polymarket, a fast…
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Asset Allocation
January 22, 2026

To European investors ‘sell America’ is noise

Talk of the need to lower exposure to U.S. assets grew louder this week, but asset managers in…
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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell during a press conference following the presidential victory of Trump. Photo by Aaron Schwartz via Sipa USA
Investing
January 15, 2026

This is what’s in store for Jerome Powell

With the subpoena of Jerome Powell, political pressure on the Federal Reserve has taken on a legal…
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Asset Allocation
January 14, 2026

Trump’s credit card rate cap would hurt consumers and banks alike

President Donald Trump’s call to cap U.S. credit card interest rates at 10 percent is weighing on…
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A silicon wafer with microchips including microscopic transistors and circuits. Photo: by Laura Ockel on Unsplash.
Market Reports
January 9, 2026

Value benefits from AI fatigue and rising Taiwan tensions

U.S. large-cap stocks are extending their rally into the new year, but a growing number of asset…
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