Asset Allocation

A German-made infantry reconaisance vehicle. Photo by Rheinmetall AG.
Asset Managers
March 28, 2024

Investors warm up to defence as geopolitical risks rise

Sentiment around defence stocks appears to be on the upswing. Numerous investors previously avoided…
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Asset Managers
March 21, 2024

‘A company’s ESG score says nothing about its returns’

Better ESG scores of listed companies do not necessarily lead to higher equity returns. Contrary to…
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Asset Allocation
March 18, 2024

China grapples with Western problems

Comparatively minimal macroeconomic news of substance emerges from China; however, the information…
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Asset Allocation
March 15, 2024

Chinese diversification

Chinese stocks are the opposite of US Big Tech stocks in almost every way. They are cheap, but…
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Nvidia's headquarters are in Santa Clara, California. Photo: Nvidia.
Asset Managers
March 11, 2024

Nvidia, world’s ‘most important stock’, keeps investors on edge

As its market value surpasses two trillion dollars, investment analysts praise Nvidia’s vision and…
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Yale University, afbeelding van 12019 via Pixabay
Asset Allocation
March 7, 2024

Private investments hold back university fund returns

Private investment-laden portfolios of US university funds achieved a net return of 7.7 per cent in…
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The TEFAF Fine Art Fair in Maastricht opens again on Thursday. Photo: TEFAF.
Asset Allocation
March 6, 2024

Art is evolving beyond passion, becoming a serious asset class

Uncover the intersection of passion and profit as top-tier banks, including J.P. Morgan, pioneer art…
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Asset Allocation
March 6, 2024

Dutch ABP set to shift €30 bln towards impact projects

ABP, the Netherlands’ largest pension fund managing over €500 billion in total assets, has revealed…
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Miners at work with picks and shovels during the 19th century gold rush in Klondike, Alaska.
Asset Allocation
February 22, 2024

Picks-and-shovels strategies alive as Nvidia fuels AI gold rush

Artificial intelligence and semiconductor stocks rallied late Wednesday during after-hours trading…
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Joan Solotar, global head of private wealth solutions at Blackstone.
Asset Managers
February 21, 2024

Blackstone’s Solotar foresees structural shift to private credit

Interest in investing in private markets, private credit in particular, may have surged, but that…
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KKR headquarters, New York, photo: Wally Gobetz, Flickr 
Asset Allocation
February 19, 2024

45% of family offices want more private credit in portfolios

More than half of family offices want to add even more private investments to portfolios by 2024…
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Pictet Asset Management has an office on the Kirchberg Plateau in Luxembourg. Photo: IO
Asset Allocation
February 6, 2024

Pictet sees ‘tactical opportunity’ in stocks, Gilts

Pictet Asset Management has shifted its investment strategy, upgrading its allocations to global…
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Franck Dixmier, Global CIO Fixed Income at Allianz Global Investors.
Asset Managers
February 1, 2024

Allianz’s Dixmier sees no evidence of slowing Euro inflation

Allianz Global Investors’ Franck Dixmier expects faster monetary easing in the US now that inflation…
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The ECB in Frankfurt opened an Andy Warhol exhibition this month. Photo: ECB.
Asset Allocation
January 24, 2024

‘Fixed income portfolios now require a tactical approach’

Fixed income portfolios are likely to face a more complex and volatile environment, as the rate…
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