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Private equity. Photo by Jernej Furman, CC BY 2.0 via Flickr.
Family Offices
May 17, 2022

Family offices, HNWIs are hungry for private equity

Private markets are no longer the exclusive preserve of large institutional investors. A round of…
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Adrien Bommelaer, portfolio manager at La Financière de l’Echiquier.
Investing
May 16, 2022

Plus ça change… investing in innovation remains key

Dislocation of Europe’s energy supplies, inflation, increased interest rates, Covid lockdowns in…
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Investing
May 13, 2022

Investors have lost their way, Barron's poll shows

The extent of investor confusion about the outlook for financial markets is clear from the latest…
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Amsterdam houses
Investing
May 12, 2022

Real estate as permanent inflation hedge is 'nonsense'

With macroeconomic factors and market sentiment dragging down yields, investors are wondering what…
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Investing
May 11, 2022

European fund assets decline to 14.5 trillion euro in Q1

Total assets under management in the European fund industry fell to 14.5 trillion euro at the end of…
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Investing
May 10, 2022

Position of the 'Nasdaq generals' is faltering

The Nasdaq is in a clear downtrend. It is still being held up by the ‘generals’, the big tech…
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Oil tanker near Malaysia. Photo via Unsplash.
Asset Allocation
May 10, 2022

Fossil fuels: ‘reports of my death are greatly exaggerated’

Despite a wider uptake of alternative energy, fossil fuels like natural gas, oil and coal are here…
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Asset Managers
May 1, 2022

As everyone flees, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway steps in

It was one of the worst stock market quarters in a long time, but Warren Buffett did not stare like…
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Investing
April 22, 2022

Gave sees silver lining around dark clouds over Ukraine

In the first quarter, investors sold off their Chinese shares en masse. Foreign investors who had…
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Asset Allocation
April 22, 2022

Macro, multi-strategy hedge funds best performers in Q1

Hedge funds with a macro or multi-strategy focus were among the best performing funds in the first…
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Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department at the IMF.
Investing
April 20, 2022

IMF warns of ‘permanent fragmentation’

The International Monetary Fund has warned of a more permanent fragmentation of the world economy…
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Asset Allocation
April 19, 2022

High-yield corporates at a virtual standstill

Rising interest rates and continuing tension surrounding the Ukraine conflict have brought the…
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US 20-dollar bill, issued by the Treasury Department. Photo: CC via Flickr.
Investing
April 13, 2022

Rising market rates ‘harbinger of misery’

The yield on US 10-year Treasury bonds topped 2.8 percent on Tuesday, the highest point since 2018…
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The ECB's Governing Council is due to discuss monetary policy again on Thursday. Photo: ECB.
Investing
April 12, 2022

On cusp of new inflation era, ECB set to hold rates steady

While the Federal Reserve is expected to raise rates aggressively in the coming months, the European…
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