Asset Allocation

Het bankendistrict van Frankfurt. Foto: IO.
Asset Allocation
August 14, 2025

Analysts see even more upside in European banks

Europe’s most boring sector is piping hot. Bank stocks are outpacing the S&P500 for the fifth…
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Asset Allocation
August 8, 2025

Morningstar: Winton vs AQR in trend-following strategies

Trend-following strategies, also known as managed futures, have historically performed well during…
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Asset Allocation
August 5, 2025

Dutch pension funds are rethinking government bonds

Dutch pension funds are rethinking government bonds, sparking a shift that could ripple through…
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Italy's Leonardo SpA produces unmanned helicopters. Photo: Leonardo.
Asset Allocation
July 31, 2025

ESG funds increasing exposure to defense, data confirms

ESG investment funds in Europe have sharply increased their exposure to defense stocks, according to…
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Amundi CEO Valerie Baudson on stage with former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Paris on Thursday. Photo: Amundi.
Asset Allocation
June 27, 2025

Amundi backs Europe as global shift redraws investment priorities

Amundi, Europe’s biggest asset manager, is calling on investors to reassess their global asset…
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Asset Allocation
June 27, 2025

Quintet to use Eltifs to steer wealthy clients to private markets

Quintet Private Bank on Wednesday announced a new offering that enables its discretionary clients…
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Tokyo. Photo: Derrick Brutel/Flickr.
Asset Allocation
June 16, 2025

Quintet sees Japan as global diversification play

Quintet Private Bank is increasing its exposure to Japanese equities as part of its global strategy…
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Asset Allocation
May 22, 2025

ING to offer Eltifs to Dutch, Belgian clients by year-end

ING plans to begin offering one or more Eltif funds for private banking clients in the Netherlands…
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Patrick Thomson, Emea CEO at JP Morgan Asset Management, speaking on Monday in London. Photo: JPM AM.
Asset Allocation
May 22, 2025

Europe’s shift revives case for active investing, says J.P. Morgan

At its London media summit, J.P. Morgan Asset Management underlined Europe’s bright prospects and…
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Designated German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Bundestag on Tuesday. Photo by Thomas Imo/Bundestag.
Asset Allocation
May 7, 2025

Berlin’s reform agenda on shaky ground after failed chancellor vote

Friedrich Merz’s failure to secure a Bundestag majority has shaken Berlin’s political establishment…
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Asset Allocation
May 5, 2025

Euro rally exposes compounding risks in unhedged portfolios

European investors face steep losses as a falling dollar and surging euro squeeze returns on…
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Asset Allocation
April 30, 2025

Blackrock tops fund inflows in Q1 as Aberdeen and Eurizon retreat

European fund managers pulled in 161 billion euros in the first quarter of 2025, led by Blackrock…
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Illustration generated by AI using OpenAI’s DALL·E, based on Morningstar ESG fund naming data (2025).
Asset Allocation
April 30, 2025

ESG investing retreats in language, not in portfolios

ESG hasn’t disappeared. It is simply speaking a different language.
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Andrew Radkiewicz, global head of private debt strategy and investor solutions at PGIM Real Estate. Photo: PGIM.
Asset Allocation
April 25, 2025

Private credit rises as banks retreat from real estate lending

European banks are scaling back commercial real estate lending on the back of tighter capital…
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