Family offices are increasing their exposure to illiquid investments, even though they often lack the expertise to properly assess private market opportunities. That is the common thread running through a series of recent reports on family offices …

The US high yield bond market returned 7.4 percent for 2025 through October (per Morningstar’s US High Yield Bond Total Return USD Index), outpacing the leveraged loans market’s 4.9 percent return (Morningstar LSTA US Leverages Loans Total returns USD …

Spend a night in a well-run hotel and you quickly understand what great service feels like. Someone greets you by name before you even speak. The lighting feels right, the coffee arrives just as you realize you want one, and the entire experience seems …

Almost half of European fund investors’ costs go to distribution, according to a new report by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), highlighting how traditional bank-led channels continue to dominate the European investment landscape. In …

Across Europe, asset managers are learning that selling Eltif funds to retail and wholesale investors is far harder than early optimism suggested. Fundraising momentum has slowed sharply as distributors struggle with complex product mechanics, opaque …

As wealth is transferred to younger generations, private banks are adapting their offerings to address the needs of next gen clients. Indosuez Wealth Management is developing more sustainable offerings and management solutions based on exchange-traded …

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has appointed Maxime Aerts as its new Chief Information Officer, effective 1 November 2025. He has served as interim CIO since 1 June, following the departure of Laurent Pulinckx , who held the position for six years. Aerts …

Despite tough times for private markets in recent years, family offices are seeing increased interest in private equity and venture capital, especially among the younger generation. “Oh, yes. Big time,” said Raphael Eber when Investment Officer asked …

EFAMA’s Tanguy van de Werve says securitisation can help reconnect investors with the real economy, if Brussels can manage to deliver clarity, proportionate rules, and trust. Securitisation is back on Europe’s policy agenda. Once seen as a symbol of …

A targeted educational intervention can break the free dividends fallacy among retail investors. The result: a lasting behavioral change that reveals how fragile—yet how malleable—the demand for dividends truly is. In the financial world, Miller and …

‘Inexperienced’ family offices turn to illiquid investments

Morningstar: Blackrock and Neuberger Berman in USD high yield bonds

What private markets can learn from hospitality

ESMA warns on high costs in fund distribution

Eltif 2.0: the honeymoon is over as fundraising stalls

Great wealth transfer: Indosuez evolves to meet next gen needs

Transfers: LuxSE, BNP Paribas Cardif, APG, Apex Group

Next generation drives family office appetite for private equity

Brussels urged to cut the white noise in securitisation

The myth of “free” dividends