Due to Donald Trump’s erratic policies, all eyes are on the United States bond market, where the bond vigilantes have run wild. But there is also unrest in the Japanese bond market—and perhaps that should worry us even more. In August two thousand …

Washington’s revived protectionism is putting fresh pressure on the Federal Reserve. Investors are once again bracing for trade disruption, rising inflation, and slower U.S. growth. For now, Asia is taking the first hit. Donald Trump on Monday released a …

Artificial intelligence continues to be underestimated—both in terms of its scale and the speed of its adoption. We’ve seen this story before. The personal computer in the 1980s, the internet in the 1990s, and the smartphone from 2007 onward—each time, …

The EU’s plan for a Savings and Investment Union risks falling flat unless it completes the banking union first, warns Amundi’s Mahmood Pradhan. Pradhan, head of global macro at the Amundi Investment Institute and former deputy director for Europe at the …

It’s done. With the deciding vote cast—no less—by Vice President J.D. Vance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed in the US Senate. Yet another piece of evidence that bond investors stubbornly refuse to acknowledge: their asset class is becoming obsolete. …

Global equity investors faced a challenging first half of the year. An optimistic start quickly gave way to turmoil as President Trump’s trade war and escalating geopolitical tensions unsettled markets. This uncertainty caused investors to retreat. …

In the world of portfolio management software, few names loom as large as Aladdin, Blackrock’s all-seeing platform that has quietly become a market standard for asset managers, banks, and insurers across the globe. Backed by the world’s largest asset …

Hind El Gaidi, head of Luxembourg at ICG, has been appointed president of the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LPEA). Her election was confirmed during the association’s board meeting on 2 July, the LPEA announced. She takes over …

This week’s overview of people transfers and appointments includes updates from Luxflag, Baker McKenzie, EFG Bank, and EuroCTP. Hermann Beythan replaces Denise Voss as chairman of Luxflag Sustainable finance labeling agency Luxflag has appointed Hermann …

For generations of investors, the gospel was simple: invest in a balanced portfolio with 60 percent stocks and 40 percent bonds. This sacred formula was passed down from wealth manager to wealth manager, from father to son, as an immutable law of …

Jan Longeval: ‘Turbulence in the Japanese bond market’

Trump’s new tariffs shake up inflation outlook and Fed planning

The underestimation of artificial intelligence

Without a real banking union, EU’s investment union is a mirage

Chart of the week: one big beautiful lie

Morningstar: Baillie Gifford versus GQG Capital in growth stocks

Alto! Amundi casts a European spell on Aladdin

Hind El Gaidi named LPEA president, succeeding Mansfeldt

Transfers: Luxflag, Baker McKenzie, EFG, EuroCTP

AI and the balanced portfolio