Cost pressure, regulatory constraints, and the need to boost efficiency are forcing the threshold of acceptable client wealth to evolve. A “barbell effect” – where “high-touch” services are reserved for the ultra wealthy, while “mass affluent“ clients …

Under the headline Climate (Change) Is No Longer Hot, the Financial Dagblad captured a sentiment that is spreading fast. Concern about global warming appears to be fading. Subsidies are under pressure, and green promises are moving down the political …

The European Union is reopening one of the hardest questions left from the global financial crisis: whether rules that made its banks safer have left them too small, fragmented and constrained to compete. Financial services commissioner Maria Luís …

By now, it no longer surprises me that gurus who repeatedly predict apocalypses, stock market crashes, and even the collapse of entire financial systems continue to be given a platform. Once again, we have another painful example of how many market …

Capital expenditure is set to become the defining theme for investors in 2026 as a new investment wave gathers pace worldwide. A review of midyear outlooks from Pimco, Amundi, Nuveen, PGIM and EFG International suggests artificial intelligence is acting …

Global equity markets shrugged off uncertainty to deliver their strongest quarterly return since the rapid recovery from the Covid pandemic lows. After fears of AI disruption and the rapid escalation of the US-Israel-Iran conflict triggered a broader …

The impact of loans that are linked to sustainability is falling short of that of traditional green loans. Moreover, the market share of these so-called 'sustainability-linked loans' (SLLs) has declined sharply. While the broader sustainable private …

Infrastructure investment firm Marguerite has appointed Michael Dedieu and David Harrison as co-chief executive officers, effective June 15. They succeed Nicolás Merigó, who is stepping down as chief executive after 15 years and will become chairman. …

Private wealth is increasingly shaping the economic cycle, not just reflecting household prosperity. UBS says accumulated household wealth is playing a larger role in consumer spending, investment decisions and public policy. The Swiss bank makes the …

Despite the recent stabilization of the gold price around 4,000 dollar per troy ounce, Philippe Gijsels, chief strategist at BNP Paribas Fortis, remains convinced that the price will eventually climb toward 10,000 dollar. Gijsels stands by one of the core …

A “barbell effect”: private banking client asset thresholds to diverge

Climate is no longer hot. The energy transition still is

Banking Union faces credibility test

Chart of the week: they got it wrong again!

A new capex supercycle is taking shape

Morningstar: Capital Group versus T. Rowe Price in global equities

Sustainability-linked loans lose ground

Transfers: Marguerite, Trustmoore, Mirova, Capital Group, Atlas, MFS

Wealth keeps economy afloat, UBS says

Gijsels on gold: ‘The long-term outlook remains intact’