Vanguard now owns more shares in MicroStrategy than its founder Michael Saylor despite publicly dismissing crypto as speculative. The irony is hard to miss, but the real lesson is that so-called passive investing is becoming anything but passive. …

Northern Trust Asset Management has recently made a significant expansion to its quantitative investing team, prompting a shift in its approach. “AI now allows us to explore ideas that were previously impractical,” says ‘newcomer’ Gijsbert de Lange. But …

Many institutional investors rely on market indicators such as beta to manage the systematic risk in their portfolios. Beta shows to what extent a portfolio moves in line with the market. But how well do investors really understand this relationship? New …

Robinhood, the Silicon Valley-based brokerage known for disrupting Wall Street with zero-commission trading and meme-stock mania, is making a bold play for Europe. Its strategy? Rewire equity markets using blockchain. By offering tokenized versions of …

The EU’s trade deal with the US may not be its finest hour, but that doesn’t mean Europe is without success stories. Take Greece, for instance. Near bankrupt in 2010, the country is now one of the eurozone’s strongest growers. Unemployment has fallen …

Trend-following strategies, also known as managed futures, have historically performed well during periods of strong market movements. They benefit from price fluctuations in both rising and falling markets. However, trendless or sideways markets tend to …

Belgium’s impact investing sector has plenty of untapped potential, says Pierre Harkay, CEO of Impact Finance Belgium. From dormant accounts to blended capital strategies, Harkay sees multiple ways to diversify funding for social and environmental …

Long reliant on cross-border labor from Belgium, Germany, and especially France, Luxembourg’s financial sector has reached a demographic milestone. As of 2024, a majority of the sector’s workforce now lives in Luxembourg. According to the State of the …

This week’s overview of people transfers and appointments includes updates from Alter Domus, State Street, Ogier, Arendt, Citi Securities Services, Triodos Bank and Utmost Group. Alter Domus Isabel Gomez Vidal has been appointed chief commercial officer …

Recent months have been eventful for the markets. Despite political and geopolitical turmoil — and numerous warnings — equities have recovered following the sharp correction earlier this spring. Market commentators are puzzled by the resilience and …

When the index calls the shots

AI unlocks new avenues for quant investing at Northern Trust

Why even pros get beta wrong

Robinhood set to hack Europe’s equity rulebook using MiCA

Greece: Economic comeback? Or just a stimulus illusion?

Morningstar: Winton vs AQR in trend-following strategies

Blended finance gains momentum in Belgian market

Border no longer defines Luxembourg’s financial workforce

Transfers: Alter Domus, State Street, Ogier, Arendt, Citi, Triodos

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