Max Severijns

Max Severijns

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell during a press conference following the presidential victory of Trump. Photo by Aaron Schwartz via Sipa USA
Investing
January 15, 2026

This is what’s in store for Jerome Powell

With the subpoena of Jerome Powell, political pressure on the Federal Reserve has taken on a legal…
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Asset Allocation
January 14, 2026

Trump’s credit card rate cap would hurt consumers and banks alike

President Donald Trump’s call to cap U.S. credit card interest rates at 10 percent is weighing on…
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A silicon wafer with microchips including microscopic transistors and circuits. Photo: by Laura Ockel on Unsplash.
Market Reports
January 9, 2026

Value benefits from AI fatigue and rising Taiwan tensions

U.S. large-cap stocks are extending their rally into the new year, but a growing number of asset…
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Max Severijns
Opinion
January 7, 2026

On Wall Street, one type of colleague remains ‘problematic’: the woman

EEOC interim chair Andrea Lucas has urged white men who feel discriminated against at work to file a…
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Proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis in November recommended shareholders vote against the 1,000 billion dollar pay package for Elon Musk. Photo: TED via Flickr.
Laws and Regulations
January 5, 2026

White House reins in proxy firms, curbing shareholder power

The US government is moving to scale back the influence of proxy advisers ISS and Glass Lewis…
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Max Severijns
Opinion
December 22, 2025

Democrats are set to win but the timing is awful

The Democrats are on track to win the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. For investors, that is…
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Investing
December 22, 2025

Private market firms sallivate over Americans’ retirement cash

The private markets model is edging into the US retail retirement system, where policymakers are…
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Asset Allocation
December 9, 2025

Private credit’s real risk rests with the managers

In private credit, institutional investors face their biggest risk not in the asset class itself…
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Investing
December 3, 2025

ESG debate at Natixis IM shows drift between Texas and Paris

While ESG may be politically sensitive, Invesco reports that inflows continue to build. Natixis IM’s…
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Dan Ariely
Investing
November 21, 2025

ESG is measured wrong, says Dan Ariely. His fix is beating the S&P500

Dan Ariely has devoted his career to understanding irrational behavior. According to the Duke…
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Investing
November 19, 2025

Art investors puncture own investment case at Deloitte’s New York forum

At the Deloitte Private Art & Finance Conference in New York, art investors did something almost…
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Het BlackRock hoofdkantoor in Manhattan. Foto: IO.
Investing
November 17, 2025

Blackrock’s latest loss widens rift between private credit yays and nays

New loan failures have reignited debate over the health of private credit. The bankruptcy of Renovo…
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UniCredit this year became a sponsor of the Ferrari Formula 1 team. Photo: UniCredit.
Asset Managers
November 4, 2025

Italy cools on French fund groups as UniCredit exits Amundi deal

Two major European cross-border asset management relationships are losing momentum, with Italian…
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Investing
October 31, 2025

Turns out gold doesn't only go up

Two weeks ago, we wrote that gold was poised to skyrocket. Last week, it took its biggest hit in a…
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