With the yield on the 10-year US Treasury above 5 percent, Blackrock has taken profits on US equities and increased its holdings of government bonds. The asset manager sees higher bond yields as an opportunity to reduce equity risk. “We’ll come back later …

Emerging markets were caught between powerful tailwinds from the AI investment boom and headwinds from rising energy prices, higher global interest rates, and renewed geopolitical uncertainty. After a stellar first half of 2026 in which the Morningstar EM …

The implementing rules for the European Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) are gradually taking shape. For investment firms, the draft texts clarify what is expected in terms of customer due diligence, risk assessment and ongoing monitoring. Although …

CA Indosuez is using its acquisition of Belgian bank Degroof Petercam to expand its private markets business, targeting growth from nearly 13 billion euros to 18 billion euros by 2028. Tiera Capital is the private markets business of Indosuez, the wealth …

Carlo Comporti will become chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on November 1, succeeding Verena Ross, who has led the European securities regulator since 2021. The appointment marks a return to the Paris-based authority for …

Luxembourg’s private equity industry is seeking fresh business from wealthy investors and a buoyant market for secondhand fund stakes as managers face longer fundraising periods and greater scrutiny over where they invest. Stéphane Pesch, chief executive …

European funds could avoid routinely identifying every investor behind intermediary accounts under draft EU anti-money laundering rules. The proposal favors oversight of intermediaries’ controls, broadly backing Luxembourg’s existing approach. For years, …

Danish pension funds are turning to private equity to expand their defense investments, committing 220 million euros to a European fund. Evidence of a broader shift among institutional investors elsewhere remains limited. Pensiondanmark, AP Pension and …

Many investors see an AI bubble everywhere they look. They point to the profits of the big tech companies and consider them too high. But hype is always reflected in valuations, never in earnings. Only when stock prices rise much faster than earnings do …

In a world beset by conflicts and geopolitical tensions, investors are once again turning their attention to Latin America, a region far removed from war zones and rich in commodities that are in high demand worldwide. Long associated primarily with debt …

Blackrock cashes in on stocks as government bonds gain appeal

Morningstar: Lazard and Robeco in emerging markets equities

Projective Group: AMLR: implementing rules provide guidance for preparations

Indosuez leverages Tiera Capital to scale private markets

Transfers: ESMA, Cofra, AllianzGI, Apex, BIL, Kenfo, Covéa, WisdomTree

Luxembourg targets private wealth for private equity growth

Loyens & Loeff: AMLA steps away from look-through model

Danish pensions expand defense investment into private equity

The end of the bull market

Geopolitical turmoil puts Latin America back on the map for investors