Sebastiaan Hooghiemstra

Beursplein 5 Amsterdam
Sector
today

Trading floors: the finest office in the Netherlands

“Hey, don’t I know you from the trading floor?” It’s a question that still comes up from time to…
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Gertjan Verdickt
Opinion
today

The market is mumbling less and less

On October 22, 1987, three days after Black Monday, the US stock market fell nearly 4 percent. What…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
today

Chart of the week: the AI price tag everyone is missing

De verhalen over AI-aandelen worden al maanden gedomineerd door vraagtekens over de waarderingen…
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Resilience - Pexels - by TuongChopper
Expert Panel
July 24, 2026

Morningstar: Man Group versus T. Rowe Price in global high yield bonds

Despite pressures from conflict in the Middle East persisting for most of the quarter, investors…
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AMF president AMF voorzitter Mari-Anne Barbat-Layani (left) and her AFM counterpart Laura van Geest.
Supervision
July 23, 2026

AFM and AMF challenge Luxembourg over ESMA role

The Dutch and French market regulators have told EU governments to move beyond debating whether ESMA…
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Het hoofdkantoor van Blackrock in Manhattan. Foto: IO.
Sector
July 23, 2026

Blackrock taps Dutch specialist to expand impact investing offering

Blackrock has partnered with PCG Impact, the advisory arm of Dutch impact investing specialist…
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Luxembourg. Photo: Unsplash.
Family Offices
July 23, 2026

Orientis sees family office gap below 500 million euros

A gap is opening in Europe’s family-office market between families large enough to need…
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Groei
Investing
July 23, 2026

‘Retail investors must drive the next growth phase of the ETF market’

Although ETFs currently play an important role in many investment portfolios, State Street believes…
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Bianca Kraus. Photo: AEW.
Transfers
July 23, 2026

Transfers: AEW, BLI, Spuerkeess, Trustmoore, Caceis

This week’s people update includes news from AEW, BLI, Spuerkeess, Trustmoore and Caceis.
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Spreadsheets. Credit: Unsplash/Getty Images
Asset Servicing
July 22, 2026

Private equity funds struggle with fragmented operations

Private equity and venture capital funds have become significantly more professionalized in recent…
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Duitse industrie bevindt zich in zwaar weer. Akhil Simha, Unsplash
Sector
July 21, 2026

German industry in crisis, but investors see opportunities again

For years, Germany was a market many investors preferred to avoid. Its industrial engine has been…
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Han Dieperink
Opinion
July 21, 2026

Bad news from China is good news for investors

China’s economy grew less than expected, and that very prospect of additional stimulus is positive…
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SpaceX - Illustration: NASA/SpaceX.
Investing
July 20, 2026

Space X slides below IPO price as short sellers pile in

One month ago, investors and journalists alike could not get enough of Space X. Today it’s one of…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
July 20, 2026

Chart of the week: inflation begins where confidence ends

Some investors and people concerned about the enormous mountain of government debt tend to see only…
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