Investment Officer

The Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich. Photo: Wikimedia.
Asset Managers
today

ETFs were supposed to kill the salesman. They didn’t

The fund salesman was supposed to lose relevance as cheap ETFs made investing easier. Instead…
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Isabel Schnabel, member of the ECB's executive board. Photo: ECB.
Technology
today

ECB makes monetary policy programmable

Tokenization is reaching the heart of central banking. ECB executive board member Isabel Schnabel…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
today

The value of quality

Value and quality both generate excess returns in equities, but in many respects they are opposites…
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Fed-chair Kevin Warsh in Jackson Hole on Friday. Photo: Kansas City Fed.
Investing
Yesterday

Warsh speech splits Fed watchers

Kevin Warsh sounded hawkish at Jackson Hole on Friday and markets raised the odds of a September…
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Patrick Dahm. Photo: UI.
Expert Panel
Yesterday

Universal Investment: AI changes fund servicing model

The fund services industry is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in its history…
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ESG
Expert Panel
August 28, 2026

Morningstar: DWS Invest Top Dividend vs DWS Invest ESG Equity Income in Global Equity Income

ESG income investing does not have to come at the expense of yield, but it does draw on different…
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Edin Mujagic
Opinion
August 28, 2026

Tensions in Iceland and why they matter to the ECB

Things are getting tense in Iceland! Iceland? Isn’t this the ECB Watch column? Yes, it is. But we…
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South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix saw its shares surge 275 percent last year. Photo: SK Hynix.
Investing
August 27, 2026

Broad re-rating of South Korean stocks

Chipmakers are propelling South Korean stocks to new heights, but other sectors are joining the…
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Laura Comas, Caixa Wealth Management. Photo: Linkedin.
Transfers
August 27, 2026

Transfers: Caixa, Carne, Erste, Amundi, E. de Rothschild AM, Atlas, Schroders

This week’s update of people transfers and appointments from Luxembourg and beyond.
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Image: TradeStation.
Platforms
August 26, 2026

Tradestation opens new European gateway to Wall Street

While Brussels is trying to steer more European savings toward European companies, US broker…
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goud
Investing
August 26, 2026

US debt concerns put gold back in play

Gold is extending its rally ahead of Jackson Hole later this week. Investors are seeking protection…
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A failed harvest in Germany. Photo: IO.
Investing
August 25, 2026

Climate damage is reaching for investor portfolios

Europe’s hot, dry summer is turning into a stress test for investors. Poor harvests, exceptionally…
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifying at the US Congress. Photo via C-Span.
Investing
August 24, 2026

US bond intervention is ‘risky maneuver,’ says Harvard economist

The US Treasury’s attempt to bring down long-term borrowing costs could leave the government more…
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Crypto
Technology
August 24, 2026

‘There are no more excuses to say we are in the Wild West’

Tokenization is running out of technical excuses. The infrastructure is largely ready, leaving…
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