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Asset Managers
February 7, 2024

‘Outperformance of US equities difficult to maintain’

Experts from Schroders, Robeco, and Franklin Templeton advise maintaining a cautious stance on the…
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Investing
February 7, 2024

The law of increasing excess returns

The landscape of the technology industry has been dramatically reshaped since the onset of the…
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CSSF seen drafting EU best practice for handling NAV errors 
Asset Managers
February 5, 2024

CSSF: Luxembourg funds, at €5,285 bln, back to growth

Luxembourg funds continued their recovery from a slight decline in October 2023 by amounting at year…
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Guy Wagner, BLI
Investing
February 5, 2024

BLI’s Wagner: Recession still possible despite optimism

Amid widespread cautionary optimism, some economists say the global economy is still at risk of a…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
February 5, 2024

Is it really different this time?

“I’ve got to say, I’m usually skeptical of the phrase “ This time is different.” More often than not…
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Iris van der Looij, InsingerGilissen.
Private Banks
February 1, 2024

InsingerGilissen sees scope to take a bit more risk

In an uncertain geopolitical and macroeconomic environment, Iris van de Looij has recently taken…
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Investing
January 31, 2024

ECB Watch: A turbulent 25th anniversary

What an extraordinary month the first month of this year proved to be for the European Central Bank…
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Amundi on US bank crisis: ‘This is not a systemic risk’
Asset Managers
January 22, 2024

Amundi Research Institute keeps CIOs, clients on track

A fresh approach to investment research that Paris-based Amundi, Europe’s only asset manager ranked…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
January 22, 2024

Markets’ inscrutable movements

Markets can often be inscrutable, as seen in December’s US inflation data, which showed a rise in…
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Sector
January 18, 2024

LPs become more demanding as dry powder grows

In the private equity (PE) market, a significant shift is occurring as Limited Partners (LPs)…
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iShares: bond ETF market can grow to $5,000 billion
Investing
January 16, 2024

European ETF assets hit record high in 2023

The European Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) industry has witnessed a remarkable surge in 2023, with…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
January 15, 2024

BOJ as only central banking tightening policy? Of course!

I am captivated by a recent chart from Bloomberg that illustrates the anticipated movements in…
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A sculpture at the Kistefos Mueum in Norway. Photo by Randi Hausken via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Investing
January 10, 2024

Global AuM down 0.2% in euro terms, 2.7% in dollar, during Q3

The latest quarterly report from Efama, the European Fund and Asset Management Association, shows…
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Jeroen Blokland
Investing
January 8, 2024

A spot Bitcoin ETF - does it matter?

The imminent decision by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on a series of U.S. spot…
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