Valuation is often not the immediate trigger for a stock market turnaround. But it is a decisive factor in the amount of upward or downward potential for the market. Re-rating Since its low point in mid-June, the S&P 500 Index has risen 18 per cent. Over …

Eurozone small-cap equity funds cannot exactly count on warm interest from investors. The assets under management are considerably lower than for funds within the European small-cap category, for example. Moreover, investors have been withdrawing money …

In a very negative year for equities, the S&P 500 gained more than 11 per cent this month. The MSCI ACWI index gained almost 10 percent. Are we crawling out of the bear market, or has the rebound been exaggerated? This year's losses have been rapidly …

European gas and electricity prices break records almost daily. The effect of energy on an economy is often underestimated. Almost all economic activity consists of energy, but in a different form. Labour is energy. The production of capital goods …

Luxembourg-based investment services provider IQ-EQ has named Shaun Geils as its global head of insurance. Geils is stepping into a newly-created position intended to support IQ-EQ’s service offering from the firm’s London office in the United Kingdom. He …

The value of a currency is based on trust. The Russian sanctions have not helped the status of Western currencies. Yet crypto currencies also have difficulty escaping Western sanctions. The digital currency issued by China's central bank, also known as …

The financial sector will suffer significant declines if the climate transition does not proceed in an orderly fashion. Abrupt climate risk revaluations will hit banks, asset managers and insurers particularly hard. Losses in financial markets due to …

Small and medium enterprises are seen as the backbone of the net zero approach to the climate. But the vast majority of them lack the financing to implement their environmental, social, and governance ( ESG) programmes. A New York City based start-up …

The largest economy in the eurozone is weakening. The German Dax index has been hit unprecedentedly hard in recent months. The discount that has emerged on equities presents a prime opportunity according to specialists. "The economic situation in Germany …

The US macro data show a mixed picture. GDP – before revisions at least – has contracted for two quarters in a row. For Europeans, that is a recession. The ISM Manufacturing index fell further, but is still above 50. ISM Services unexpectedly rose to …

Chart of the week: valuation as decisive factor

Top 5 Eurozone small-cap stocks: Midlin in the lead

A bear market rally causes 'directionless volatility’

Han Dieperink: alternatives for energy

IQ-EQ names new global head of insurance

No dollar, no crypto, but the e-yuan

ECB: disorderly climate transition will hit financial sector

MPX seeks to help SMEs access ESG capital

German economy is languishing, but equities still attractive

Chart of the week: Misery Index explains recession sentiment