In Luxembourg—a glorified back office—we all know someone who toils away in fear of financial regulators, mindlessly crunching numbers and churning out reports, yet unable to explain the fund industry's role in society. And that’s a real shame. So, let’s …

When Friedrich Merz echoed Mario Draghi’s famous words last week, he knew exactly the reaction he would provoke. ‘Whatever it takes’ is no neutral phrase in Europe. It is a statement that takes financial markets back to the euro crisis of 2012, when the …

Saxo Bank has a new majority shareholder: Swiss private bank J. Safra Sarasin, part of the Brazilian J. Safra Group. The private bank, the sixth-biggest in Switzerland, is acquiring the stakes held by Chinese automotive group Geely and Finnish asset …

On 10 March 2000, the Nasdaq peaked at 5048.6 points – a moment that no one recognised as such at the time, but which, in retrospect, marked the beginning of a freefall that would wipe out 77 percent of the market's value. Now, 25 years later, inevitable …

While some players are abandoning quant investing, others are expanding their positions in this domain. Scale is becoming increasingly important in quant investing, says Weili Zhou, Deputy CIO and Head of Quant Investing at Robeco, home to the largest …

The markets were already on edge, and there seems to be little sign of that changing any time soon. Geopolitical tensions have reached fever pitch, culminating in an outright shouting match in the Oval Office in Washington. This development could have …

World financial markets remained in a radical readjustment phase on Thursday as the implications of Germany’s fiscal shift continued to reverberate across global debt markets. The sell-off in German bonds, triggered by Berlin’s plan to unlock hundreds of …

Women are reshaping wealth management, yet remain underrepresented in investment decisions. As female investors gain financial power, wealth managers must adapt—or risk missing out on a trillion-dollar market. “Women will be in control of more wealth than …

Yields on 10-year US treasury bonds and government bonds in Europe remained high coming into 2025, and continued with 2024’s historically tight spread levels versus corporate credit. Still, some investors appear reluctant to take large directional macro …

The range of active ETFs in Europe is growing rapidly and Robeco is also investing heavily in the development of this asset class. The Rotterdam-based fund house brought in Nick King from Fidelity to roll out its ETF strategy, resulting in the launch of …

Most people in Luxembourg have no clue about the fund industry

German economy can grow 5% in 2026, says IW economist

J. Safra Sarasin takes control of Saxo Bank in €1.1 bln deal

When the bubble bursts

‘Scale will also be decisive in quant investing’

Chart of the week: stagflation stress

Bund yields spike after Merz vows ‘whatever it takes’ on defence

Women drive a market revolution, yet wealth firms lag behind

Morningstar: Pimco versus Invesco in global investment-grade corporate bonds

Robeco’s head of ETFs, Nick King: Investors miss out on returns in the early phase of a theme