Asset Managers

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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Jill Griffin, Columbia Threadneedle's country manager in Luxembourg. Photo: Columbia Threadneedle.
Asset Managers
June 26, 2025

Columbia Threadneedle to launch Irish active ETFs, managed from Luxembourg

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is preparing to launch a new range of Irish-domiciled active ETFs…
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Tanguy van de Werve, director-general of Efama.
Asset Managers
June 26, 2025

Big is beautiful: large funds take over the European Ucits market

A quiet power shift is underway in the European fund industry. Investors are increasingly…
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Mike Chen, head of Next Generation Quant at Robeco. Photo: Robeco.
Asset Managers
June 23, 2025

Robeco embraces agentic AI as next disruptor in asset management

Robeco pioneers the use of agentic AI, as autonomous systems begin to disrupt how asset managers…
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Asset Managers
June 10, 2025

ESG funds hesitant about investing in defense

Are defense investments compatible with the principles of sustainable investing? At a conference in…
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metaverse
Asset Managers
June 4, 2025

Candriam waves Metaverse goodbye and restructures fund

Candriam is transforming its Global Metaverse Fund—originally focused on companies developing the…
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Pascal Rappalino, chair of the Luxembourg Family Office Association. Photo: LFAO.
Asset Managers
June 2, 2025

Luxembourg family offices quietly reposition for a new generation

Across Luxembourg, family offices are preparing for change as younger generations begin to take more…
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Milan. Photo: Alexandr Hovhannisyan/Unsplash
Asset Managers
May 26, 2025

Wealth migration fuels Milan’s rise as investment launchpad

Southern Europe is rapidly emerging as a serious contender for global wealth, as high-net-worth…
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AllianzGI CEO Tobias Pross delivering his strategy update in Frankfurt last Tuesday. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
May 19, 2025

Merger mania? Not here, says AllianzGI CEO

In an era of industry consolidation and shrinking margins, Allianz Global Investors is choosing…
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Chinese wall
Asset Managers
May 14, 2025

Fund selection: what if private banks and fund houses are family?

Can private clients still trust that their bank’s advice is objective when that bank also owns a…
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Frédéric Leroux. Photo: Carmignac.
Asset Managers
May 14, 2025

Inflation forces a generational rethink among investors

After more than thirty years of falling rates, globalization and passive dominance, a new era is…
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Gorilla. Photo: Joe McKenna/Wikimedia.
Asset Managers
May 12, 2025

Bigger isn’t always better in asset management

Morningstar finds asset managers growing organically deliver better outcomes than those pursuing…
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JP Morgan London
Asset Managers
April 30, 2025

Belfius closes JP Morgan sub-fund due to performance and lack of interest

The investment fund Belfius Wealth is dissolving its sub-fund JP Morgan AM Convictions, citing…
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Allianz Global Investors headquarters in Frankfurt. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
April 10, 2025

AllianzGI creates private markets division, names Jozan as head

Allianz Global Investors has announced the creation of a dedicated private markets division…
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