While the whole world was watching the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, where the ceasefire negotiations on Iran were taking place, the real news last week unfolded 6,000 kilometers away. In the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xi Jinping shook hands with …

The conflict in the Middle East hit financial markets less hard than expected. Rabobank strategist Mary Pieterse-Bloem sees in that not just relief, but a risk. Mary Pieterse-Bloem had expected a bigger blow. When the war broke out, the head of …

The new chief executive of Europe’s quietly ambitious private bank starts work this week. His profile suggests a fixer. The question is what he intends to fix. When Thomas Heinzl walks into the group headquarters of Quintet Private Bank (70.3 billion euro …

I have been watching the financial markets with some amazement for the past few weeks. A US president threatening the eradication of an entire society, while equity markets remain largely unchanged. Then a fresh TACO triggers a recovery rally of several …

Emerging markets started the year strongly, but geopolitical tensions stemming from the US/Israel–Iran conflict have since tempered sentiment. Global emerging markets started the year on a very strong footing. The Morningstar Emerging Markets TME Index …

The way capital flows is changing. Alongside banks and traditional networks, digital platforms are increasingly claiming a prominent place in this chain. This shift is altering access points to markets and strengthening the role of standardized products …

Asset services provider Apex Group has appointed Loïc Choquet as chief executive officer of Apex Fund Services S.A. in Luxembourg, subject to regulatory approval. He succeeds Frank de Wit, who will become global head of multinational corporate within the …

Luxembourg's fund regulator is shifting its supervisory focus from rule-setting to enforcement, zeroing in on governance failures, operational fragility, and liquidity risks as structural vulnerabilities in the sector become harder to ignore. The …

Private equity’s model is coming under strain as exits slow, capital remains tied up, and investors are waiting longer for distributions. Rather than resolving these pressures, the industry is increasingly passing them on to individual investors, said …

Investors seeking to diversify their portfolios and reduce dependence on traditional equity indices are increasingly turning to private markets. However, through their public holdings they already have exposure to those same markets. The additional costs …

Beijing’s handshake

Investors are getting used to war. That worries Pieterse-Bloem.

Heinzl takes helm at Quintet as cost pressure defines next phase

Chart of the week: inflation peak

Morningstar: Invesco vs First Sentier in global emerging markets equity

Platforms are shifting power dynamics in European fund distribution

Transfers: Apex, NBIM, Generali, L&G, HSBC, Amundi, Vistra

Governance gaps draw CSSF scrutiny

Private equity shifts pressure to retail investors

Adding private markets can increase overlap in risk exposure