Europe’s plans to centralize capital markets supervision are sharpening tensions inside the EU. Large member states are pressing for more power for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), while Luxembourg and Ireland fear losing control over …

The artificial intelligence boom continues to power semiconductor stocks, even as investors grow more nervous about how far the rally has run. Investment strategists at Robeco and Stroeve Lemberger remain positive about the outlook, but are becoming …

Europe’s long-discounted equity market may gain a new growth argument as artificial intelligence moves from language models into robots, drones and industrial systems, according to Amundi’s Guy Stear. Stear, head of developed markets strategy at Amundi …

Elena Ciumacenco has joined JP Morgan Asset Management in Luxembourg as vice president for alternative funds, she announced on Linkedin. Ciumacenco joins from PwC Luxembourg, where she spent nearly 7 years in the audit practice. Most recently, she served …

In barely a year, Robeco set up a fully-fledged ETF platform. Eighteen months after launch, the nine active ETFs already manage more than 2 billion euro. How did the asset manager pull that off? Overall, active ETFs still represent only about 3 percent of …

Institutional investors risk concentrating rather than diversifying their portfolios by adding artificial intelligence exposure through corporate bonds, according to Doubleline Capital, which argues that fixed income investors should already be preparing …

As of June 19, 2026, new rules for distance financial services apply across the European Union. The revised regulations are intended to provide better consumer protection when purchasing financial products and services online. The new rules also require …

Allianz Global Investors is also set to enter the active ETF market. The asset management arm of the Munich-based insurer will introduce five active ETFs to the European market this summer, the firm announced during its media days in Frankfurt. Three of …

ING is not rolling out a single wealth management model for the whole of Europe. Instead, the Dutch bank is adapting its growth strategy country by country, using new private banking launches, digital services and acquisitions depending on the maturity of …

Finally: peace between Iran and the United States has been signed. And so we may hope for at least a period of relative calm. With one unmistakable winner, far from here. When the Strait of Hormuz was completely closed after missiles streaked across much …

Fault lines visible as EU gears up for market supervision push

‘Reluctantly, we are adding to chip stocks’

New AI phase may favor Europe, says Amundi

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How Robeco built an ETF platform in twelve months

AI bonds risk amplifying equity exposure, Doubleline warns

Projective Group: EU raises the bar for online investment services

AllianzGI to combat ‘AI socialism’ with active ETFs

ING takes market-by-market approach to European wealth

Chart of the week: the oil price is also determined in the East