As the world of private banking expands to the next generation of clients, non-traditional sectors are rising while the need for a personal touch remains the same, says 27-year-old Charles Desnos at Quintet Private Bank. Although Charles Desnos has always …

Stay away next year from “long” government bonds and from corporate bonds, both high yield and investment grade. Profligate governments and poor risk-return profiles will spoil the mood in those markets. Two thirds of the asset managers who participated …

Market sentiment in fixed income is turning quickly. Within just a few weeks, investors and even central bankers have rotated one hundred eighty degrees. Rising inflation risk and an even greater lack of fiscal discipline are pushing yields higher. It is …

India is drawing fresh interest from global investors as domestic demand, rapid digitalization and a deepening capital market give it resilience few major economies can match. Emerging market specialists say these qualities are becoming increasingly …

Prudent risk management is vital in high-yield-bond investing. As this week’s Morningstar fund comparison shows, even strategies operating in the same corner of the market can diverge sharply when stress hits. Global investors tensed up as several banks …

European regulator Esma is advocating a revision of research rules, expected to take effect next year. Allowing research and trade execution to be paid for jointly again could create new opportunities for smallcap coverage. That emerges from an Investment …

Fidelity hires EMEA head from Santander AM Fidelity International has appointed Samantha Ricciardi as head of EMEA, effective March 2026. She joins from Santander Asset Management, where she served as CEO and led the firm’s transformation into a top-tier …

A majority of large asset managers are most optimistic about equities for 2026, particularly those from emerging markets. US equities remain a strategic cornerstone, while Europe and Japan play a smaller but growing role in geographic diversification. …

Assets managed through discretionary mandates have expanded more slowly in Europa over the past ten years than assets held in investment funds. That is the conclusion of Efama, the European fund industry association, in its latest sector review. The …

In private credit, institutional investors face their biggest risk not in the asset class itself, but in selecting the general partner. Interviews with private market insiders suggest the real danger is a lack of scrutiny of managers. As one manager sums …

The next generation of private banking still relies on trust, says Quintet's Charles Desnos

Inflation and tight spreads: bonds discouraged for 2026

Chart of the week: the confrontation

India gains recognition as diversification anchor

Morningstar: AllianceBernstein vs Pimco in high-yield bonds

Investors manage just fine with less research on smallcaps

Transfers: Fidelity, La Française, Partners Group, Palana, Schuman, URW, Robeco

Investors favor EM equities over those from the US in 2026

Mandates lose ground to funds

Private credit’s real risk rests with the managers