Something strange is going on. The US economy is growing, but no jobs are being added. In fact, unemployment is rising to 4.6 percent. Normally, it works like this: first jobs are created, then wages rise, then spending increases. Now that order has been …

For the average institutional investor, the appeal of lottery-like stocks—shares with a low price, high potential returns, and extreme volatility—is a mystery. But poorer investors simply reason very differently. An institutional investor looks at the …

For Frankfurt-headquarted DWS, one of Europe's three biggest asset managers, Luxembourg has moved beyond its function as a fund servicing centre to become a core platform for scale, governance and product development, according to Nathalie Bausch, chief …

For the second time, the editorial team of Investment Officer conducted a year-end survey among large asset managers operating in Europe. The aim was to assess their outlooks for 2026 based on a standardized set of proprietary questions. The common thread …

The Cambrian explosion of AI-driven life forms has begun. Under the collective label of artificial intelligence, an ecosystem is emerging that is evolving faster than many people realize. Its impact is still often underestimated, both in scale and in …

Europe’s anti-money laundering frameworks remain among the most comprehensive in the world, but weaknesses in enforcement and declining financial transparency continue to hold back their effectiveness. That is one of the conclusions of the Basel AML Index …

The Democrats are on track to win the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. For investors, that is usually just noise. Now, however, even the most committed progressive has to admit the timing is terrible. Things were going so well. You’re not really …

European pension funds have long relied on private markets for long-term investments, and family offices have built substantial allocations as well. That model is now edging into the US retail retirement system, where the Trump administration is moving to …

There was eager anticipation for a new US labor market report. And not only because the flow of macro data from the United States is still lagging as a result of the shutdown. The US labor market is what can still obscure the real reason why rates were …

The Japanese equity market can exhibit significant dispersion in performance across investment styles. More importantly, investor style preferences in Japan can diverge markedly from those in global equity markets, as demonstrated in 2023 and 2024, when …

The economy that eats itself

From lottery bonds to cryptocurrencies: the rational gamble of the small investor

DWS positions Luxembourg for its next strategy phase

IO asset manager survey: structural risks are rising, but risk appetite holds up

Halfway to the tipping point

Enforcement and transparency weigh on Europe’s AML scores

Democrats are set to win but the timing is awful

Private market firms sallivate over Americans’ retirement cash

Chart of the week: few US jobs, how so?

Morningstar: Comgest vs JPMorgan in Japan largecap growth equity