ESMA’s guidelines for fund names are now in force. Is your fund truly compliant? Or is it risking regulatory attention? On 14 May 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) released its final report on the guidelines on funds’ names using …

European policymakers, economists, and politicians are in desperate need of a reality check—an awakening that brings them back down to earth and forces them to finally make effective, objective, and intelligent decisions. Something that has been missing …

Just two weeks ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague, former Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme has sharply criticized the alliance’s proposed five-percent-of-GDP defense target, calling it a “collective irrationality” that risks overwhelming European …

Morningstar this week looks at euro corporate bond funds and compares Janus Henderson with Invesco. After tariff tensions rattled markets, fund managers remain cautiously positioned in defensive sectors despite temporary relief. Following the US tariffs …

Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury Secretary and key architect of President Trump’s economic agenda, is being discussed as a potential successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Bloomberg cited anonymous sources saying his name has been floated for …

The application of artificial intelligence can significantly lower wealth management costs and help non-investors in Europe start investing wisely. “AI is simply automation that can provide positive nudges—for example, to not sell when the market …

Some analysts are talking about the end of dollar dominance. They primarily point to the erosion of international trust among trade partners and the high debt levels of the United States. A weakening appears to be on the horizon, they write. For now, it’s …

This week’s overview of people transfers and appointments in and around Luxembourg includes updates from Quintet Private Bank, Banque Raiffeisen and PWC Luxembourg. Hugo Bänziger appointed chair of Quintet Private Bank board Hugo Bänziger has been …

European dividend investors are bracing for potential fallout from Section 899, a provision in Donald Trump’s proposed One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) that could sharply raise US withholding taxes on dividends and interest income. Experts warn the …

There’s an 82 percent chance the 10-year Treasury yield will exceed 7 percent before the end of the decade, according to Joe Davis, global chief economist at Vanguard. The odds of yields topping 9 percent? One in five. Those oddly specific projections are …

Pinsent Masons: ESG related fund names, are you compliant yet?

Chart of the week: reality check

Former Belgian PM Leterme questions NATO’s 5% defense push

Morningstar: Corporate bond funds cautiously defensive

Fed independence questioned as Bessent is floated as Powell successor

Artificial intelligence can erode wealth management costs

The dollar: a currency of contradictory views—time for an update

Transfers: Hugo Bänziger appointed chair of Quintet board

Trump puts Luxembourg funds on edge with ‘Section 899’ tax threat

Vanguard’s Joe Davis: Treasury will top 7 percent this decade