Asset Allocation

PDVSA is Venezuela's state oil company. Photo: Wikimedia.
Asset Allocation
January 6, 2026

Venezuela, Greenland and the return of spheres of influence

When United States forces seized President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, the political shock was…
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Skyline banks Frankfurt. Photo by Matthias Münning on Unsplash
Asset Allocation
December 17, 2025

Europe’s banks have very little room to absorb shocks

Europe’s banks are heading into 2026 with solid balance sheets, but with less room for error. After…
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Closed door, photo by Sheldon Kennedy on Unsplash
Asset Allocation
December 9, 2025

Private credit’s real risk rests with the managers

In private credit, institutional investors face their biggest risk not in the asset class itself…
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AI
Asset Allocation
December 3, 2025

AI momentum stirs old memories as investors stay watchful

The global race to dominate artificial intelligence may feel a world away from Luxembourg, yet the…
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A panel at the World Pensions Conference in London last week. Photo: IO.
Asset Allocation
November 27, 2025

Private markets shift forces pension funds to scale up

At the World Pensions Conference in London, experts pointed to Australia and Canada as models Europe…
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Jamie Dimon's ‘cockroach’ comment still resonates in private credit markets. Photo: Erik Karits via Pexels.
Asset Allocation
October 28, 2025

Private-credit LPs told to worry about returns, not cockroaches

The problem with private credit is not that it might blow up the financial system. It’s that it…
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Oversight wave - Anastasia Shuraeva - Pexels
Asset Allocation
October 22, 2025

Last wave of traditional managers embraces the active ETF model

As active ETFs grow beyond niche status, some of the last traditionally active managers, including…
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Karel Nierop, head of products and solutions at Triodos IM. Photo: Triodos.
Asset Allocation
October 21, 2025

‘Nature-based solutions are where renewable energy was 15 years ago’

Triodos Investment Management is betting that nature-based solutions, still a niche segment, will…
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Bhavneet Ahluwalia, investment specialist at M&G. Photo: M&G.
Asset Allocation
October 17, 2025

Investors are rediscovering Europe’s value, says M&G

Bhavneet Ahluwalia, investment specialist at M&G, says value investing in Europe is reasserting…
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A row of cooling towers at Google's data center near Mons, Belgium. Photo: Wikimapia CC.
Asset Allocation
October 14, 2025

Energy efficiency is the new driver in big tech

Artificial intelligence has unleashed an energy race across big tech, one investors can no longer…
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The beauty of math. Fibonacci's spiral, used in financial analysis, is often found in nature. Photo: Anna Benczur, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia.
Asset Allocation
October 8, 2025

Investors struggle to price nature’s true value

Despite growing awareness, nature remains a hard sell for investors.
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Sunset in Paris. Photo: CC0 via pxhere.
Asset Allocation
October 6, 2025

French political turmoil underlines ‘desynchronized growth’ in Europe

French assets came under renewed pressure on Monday after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned…
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The private debt discussion at this week's ALFI conference in Luxembourg.
Asset Allocation
October 2, 2025

Private debt momentum keeps up, but challenges lurk

Luxembourg’s private debt market has been flourishing. But products that can pose systemic risks…
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Panel debate at ALFI's private markets conference on Tuesday. Photo: ALFI.
Asset Allocation
October 1, 2025

ALFI’s pep rally shows private markets’ promise, and their limits

At ALFI’s private assets conference in Kirchberg, policymakers and asset managers championed private…
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