The Dutch and French market regulators have told EU governments to move beyond debating whether ESMA should become a stronger European supervisor and focus instead on how centralized supervision should work. The position puts the AFM and AMF in direct …

Blackrock has partnered with PCG Impact, the advisory arm of Dutch impact investing specialist Phenix Capital Group, as institutional investors increasingly seek specialist support in building and measuring impact investment portfolios. The US asset …

A gap is opening in Europe’s family-office market between families large enough to need institutional investment infrastructure and those wealthy enough to build it themselves. Luxembourg administrator Orientis Partners is targeting families with 100 …

Although ETFs currently play an important role in many investment portfolios, State Street believes the market's biggest growth phase is still ahead. Europe, in particular, offers significant untapped potential in the retail market. “In terms of adoption, …

Bianca Kraus has been appointed head of investor relations for Europe at real estate investment manager AEW, effective July 1. Based in Munich, she will oversee capital raising and client servicing across Europe. Kraus joined AEW in 2019 as head of …

Private equity and venture capital funds have become significantly more professionalized in recent years. Yet many fund managers continue to rely on an inefficient patchwork of spreadsheets, stand-alone software applications and external service …

For years, Germany was a market many investors preferred to avoid. Its industrial engine has been sputtering, automakers have lost billions of dollar in market value, and the economy has stagnated. Yet some professional investors now see opportunity …

China’s economy grew less than expected, and that very prospect of additional stimulus is positive for investors. In the second quarter, the Chinese economy expanded by 4.3 percent. That is below this year’s target of 4.5 to 5 percent, even though that …

One month ago, Space X was one of the hottest stocks on Wall Street. Today it’s one of the most heavily shorted stocks on the U.S. market. Is the market reassessing the company or is this simply a correction of the pricing distortion that emerged because …

Some investors and people concerned about the enormous mountain of government debt tend to see only one possible outcome: default. But because governments are technically unable to go bankrupt in the traditional sense, most investors assume there is …

AFM and AMF challenge Luxembourg over ESMA role

Blackrock taps Dutch specialist to expand impact investing offering

Orientis sees family office gap below 500 million euros

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

Transfers: AEW, BLI, Spuerkeess, Trustmoore, Caceis

Private equity funds struggle with fragmented operations

German industry in crisis, but investors see opportunities again

Bad news from China is good news for investors

Space X slides below IPO price as short sellers pile in

Chart of the week: inflation begins where confidence ends