ING Luxembourg has put hard numbers on the human cost of its strategic retreat into private and wholesale banking. Up to 124 jobs are set to go as the bank winds down mass retail and business banking activities in the grand duchy and closes two of its …

Sweden has encouraged 3.8 million households to start investing through a tax-friendly savings plan. Industry voices are calling on Europe to follow the Swedish example to help channel the 1,400 billion euro in household savings into investments. Banks, …

Europe’s pensions supervisor is relaunching the failed Pan-European Personal Pension Product under a new label, EuroPension. EIOPA hopes that clearer branding and streamlined rules will finally attract savers and providers. Yet critics warn the project …

What could hardly be considered a surprise anymore still turned into one. The annual revision of US job growth came in even bigger than expected. As anticipated, it triggered a flood of reactions—though often the wrong ones. A quick rundown of the key …

Pimco and Bluebay take different but equally sophisticated approaches to Euro bond investing, with both managers making active use of derivatives to steer portfolios, manage risk, and seize relative value opportunities. Their strategies highlight how …

ING has brought all its investment expertise together in a newly established Global Investment Centre, effective 1 September. The unit is headed by Chris van Schuppen, who until this summer held senior roles at ABN Amro. The bank announced the move on …

Since 8 August, Belgian taxpayers have been able to declare untaxed income and assets through a new procedure for fiscal regularisation. “At last we can file dossiers. Many families have been waiting a long time to unlock their old assets,” says tax law …

This week’s overview of people transfers and appointments includes updates from Marguerite, Quintet, CenterSquare and the European Investment Bank. Marguerite Sophie Bajwa has joined Marguerite as director of investor relations, based in Luxembourg. She …

France has been thrown into renewed political turmoil by the resignation of Prime Minister François Bayrou, but the impact on its debt market has been muted. A global bond rally, fuelled by weaker US economic data and falling long-term Treasury yields, …

European smallcaps have delivered significantly better results this year than their US counterparts. Yet smallcaps weighed on ING’s portfolio returns. After years of underperformance, European smallcaps stood out in the first half of the year, beating US …

ING to cut 124 Luxembourg jobs in retail, business banking retreat

Call for European investment savings plan modeled on Sweden

Critics fear EuroPension repeats mistakes that doomed PEPP

Chart of the week: fresh start

Morningstar: Pimco vs Bluebay in Euro bond funds

ING integrates Luxembourg unit into Global Investment Centre

Fiscal amnesty lets Belgian families clean up past wealth

Transfers: Marguerite, Quintet, CenterSquare, EIB

Markets tolerate French paralysis as long as yields stay high

Why European smallcaps are outperforming US peers