With the hype around artificial intelligence and despite its high-profile failures and misuses, it’s clear the global financial sector has plenty of interest in AI, especially in hopes of finding yet another way to outsource low-complexity work. Many …

The diversification advantage of bonds has been restored this year, as inflation has fallen and positive real interest rates have emerged. This is a relief, according to Flavio Carpenzano, Director of Investments at Capital Group, who still describes 2022 …

Last weekend marked the second anniversary of the current bull market in equities. Since hitting its low point on October 12, 2022, the MSCI All Countries World Index has surged about 50 percent, the S&P 500 has risen by around 75 percent, and the Nasdaq …

Plans to increase Europe’s capital markets capacity hinge on giving retail investors access to private assets, but liquidity remains a sticking point. Evergreen funds, designed to offer investors some liquidity in otherwise illiquid assets, are being …

In Belgium, less than 10 percent of the 410 members of the CFA Society are women. 'Bitterly few,' concludes Maud Reinalter, CIO of Belfius Asset Management. When a woman applies for a fund manager position, 200 percent of the profile matches. A male …

Soaring oil prices, solid job growth, and a seemingly unhurried Powell have forced markets to significantly scale back expectations regarding Federal Reserve rate cuts. However, Powell and his colleagues will be in for a lot of trouble if they don't cut …

Martine Solovieff, Luxembourg’s top criminal prosecutor, has issued a stark warning regarding the country’s persistent struggle with financial crime investigations, citing overwhelming caseloads and staffing shortages as key obstacles. In an interview …

Institutional investors are predicting significant growth and risk-adjusted returns in the hedge fund sector over the next few years, according to new global research from Beacon Platform Inc., a provider of portfolio analytics and risk management …

Chinese stocks experienced an unprecedented rally in the final week of Q3. A series of unexpected stimulus measures pushed Chinese equities to their largest weekly rise in 15 years, supporting the outperformance of emerging markets compared to developed …

This week’s overview of transfers and appointments in the financial sector in and outside Luxembourg includes updates from Crédit Mutuel Asset Management, the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), M&G, Schroders, Carmignac and Vistra. …

Unreliable data could turn AI dreams into costly nightmares

Bonds return as an anchor in the portfolio

Long live the bull market

Evergreen funds offer flexibility - but at what cost?

‘Women must break through the barriers they impose on themselves’

Chart of the week: The Fed continues with rate cuts

Prosecutor sounds alarm over Luxembourg’s backlog of 862 financial crime cases

Asset owners bullish on hedge fund growth, study shows

Fund Radar: China boosts gains for EM equity funds

Transfers: Crédit Mutuel AM, Esma, Schroders, Carmignac, Vistra, M&G