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 …

In financial markets, 2026 will not only be a year of economic normalization, but also a test of the institutional fabric of US monetary policy. Renewed political polarization and the approaching expiration of central banker Jerome Powell’s term are …

Geopolitical risk once entered markets through sudden shocks. Going into 2026, leading investment managers and economists see a more persistent source of pressure: structural forces reshaping a world that is fracturing. That picture emerges from …

Quintet picks Vontobel executive as successor Luxembourg-headquartered Quintet Private Bank has announced that Thomas Heinzl (photo) will succeed Chris Allen as Group CEO in the second quarter of 2026. Allen, a HSBC veteran who joined the …

Luxembourg is full of opportunities to explore the world of private banking and make your mark, explain two young bankers at Citi. Despite the country’s dreary climate, they highlight the Grand Duchy as an appealing place for young people starting out in …

Around one-third of asset managers active in Europe expect a comeback for European equities in 2026. They consider stocks from the region to be inexpensive and expect the planned large-scale European government investments in areas such as defense and …

Europe’s banks are heading into 2026 with solid balance sheets, but with less room for error. After an unusually long credit cycle, risks are building just as the economic environment becomes more uncertain, according to Scope Ratings’ European Bank …

Volatile prices make the coffee market an attractive arena for trading. However, downside risks currently dominate, experts warn. Investing in coffee is currently paying off: the Bloomberg Coffee Index has risen 44 percent this year through early December …

Are bonds issued by well-known champion companies as safe as government debt? More and more investors seem to think so, judging by the small yield differentials between, for example, Microsoft and US government paper or between AXA and French government …

Last week, China’s trade surplus crossed the threshold of one thousand billion dollar for the first time. In the first eleven months of 2025 alone, China exported one trillion dollar more than it imported. It is a milestone that both illustrates the …

Morningstar: Comgest vs JPMorgan in Japan largecap growth equity

Fed and politics

Geopolitics emerges as a structural market risk in 2026

Transfers: Chris Allen to step down as CEO at Quintet Private Bank

Weather aside, Luxembourg is winning over young bankers

Europe thé comeback category for 2026, according to asset managers

Europe’s banks have very little room to absorb shocks

‘Coffee prices are excessively high’

Corporate bonds challenge government debt as a safe haven

The balance of trade equilibrium