Investing

Karen Kharmandarian, Natixis
Fund Interview
July 9, 2024

Thematic investing ‘moved up the sophistication ladder’

Institutional investors are increasingly shifting thematic investing into their core asset…
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Investing
July 8, 2024

Private market challenges raise vigilance

Recent issues in the private credit market have heightened the vigilance of Dutch asset managers…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
July 8, 2024

Ferrytales

It is high time for asset managers to reassess their private equity allocations, argues Jeroen…
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Investing
July 5, 2024

Fund Radar: Global equity funds shine

This week’s Morningstar Fund Radar shines a spotlight on global equity funds, revealing a stellar…
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Investing
July 5, 2024

Supply chain disruptions weigh on solar and wind

Renewable energy stocks have shown underperformance relative to the broader markets for years, even…
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ELTIF
Asset Managers
July 4, 2024

BlackRock sees Eltif2 wrapper as vehicle of choice

Six months after the rollout of Eltif 2.0, the BlackRock private markets team believes this updated…
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John William Olsen (photo), fund manager of the M&G (Lux) Positive Impact fund and the Global Sustain Paris Aligned Fund. Photo: M&G.
Investing
July 2, 2024

‘Passively Paris-aligning a portfolio doesn’t make sense’

Investors seeking to achieve real change through their impact investment will find that the passive…
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Illustration: Vincent Wielders for Investment Officer.
Asset Allocation
July 1, 2024

China’s sudden electric car boom stirs strategic concerns

China’s rapid emergence as a market leader in electric vehicles (EVs) has sparked significant…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
July 1, 2024

Will debt sink the American empire?

With the United States facing another daunting budget deficit of seven percent of GDP this year…
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Sunset in Paris. Photo: CC0 via pxhere.
Investing
June 27, 2024

Investors seek shelter abroad amid French election chaos

The spread on French government bonds has peaked again, showing that financial markets are on edge…
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Asset Managers
June 26, 2024

CSSF confirms Amundi’s Nvidia holdings within legal limits

Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF has confirmed that the 34.49 percent holding in Nvidia by an…
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Daniele Antonucci, chief investment officer at Quintet Private Bank in Luxembourg.
Asset Allocation
June 26, 2024

Quintet says Europe improving faster than US

Despite the rightward tilt of the recent European parliamentary elections, Quintet Private Bank’s…
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321 West 44th Street, an iconic building in New York's Hell's Kitchen neighbourhood, was sold at one third of the price investors bought it for in 2018, a 67% discount. Photo via Instagram/W42st
Family Offices
June 26, 2024

European family offices eye bargains in tumbling US real estate

European family offices are taking advantage of falling US real estate prices, seeking opportunities…
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Investing
June 25, 2024

Value investing is dead, long live value investing

A company’s human capital is difficult to value, but the art of attracting and retaining talent is…
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