Max Severijns

Max Severijns

The banking district in Frankfurt. Photo: IO.
Asset Managers
September 17, 2024

The French have made the ‘banking dream’ come true with BNP-AXA deal

French banks are making significant strides that could reshape the European asset management…
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Investing
September 12, 2024

US cut lures investors, but best opportunities may be short-lived

European investors are eyeing the rapid price shifts in the US bond market, driven by expectations…
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Kamala Harris. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr.
Investing
August 28, 2024

‘Comrade Kamala‘s’ economic plans get lukewarm reception

Kamala Harris’ plans to significantly raise corporate taxes and control price increases for…
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Shawn Johnson en Bas Nieuweweme
News
August 26, 2024

Aegon AM appoints Shawn Johnson as new CEO

Aegon N.V. has named Shawn C.D. Johnson as the new Chief Executive Officer of Aegon Asset Management…
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Weerstand, foto door NEOM via Unsplash
Investing
August 20, 2024

Private Equity in an ETF? BlackRock's ambitious push faces skepticism

Private equity, long reserved for the wealthy, could soon be available to everyday investors through…
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As president, Donald Trump appointed Jay Powell as Fed chairman in 2017. Photo: White House Archive.
Investing
August 16, 2024

Trump seeks more control over interest rates if re-elected

If Donald Trump is re-elected as President, he plans to have more control over U.S. monetary policy…
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Federal Reserve
Investing
August 8, 2024

Even zero-cut advocates now concede to market sentiment

Even the staunchest opponents of easing U.S. interest rate policy are now conceding. Among them is…
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Photo: Flickr/Zemistor.
Investing
August 6, 2024

‘Timing a bull-market correction is pointless’

Few stocks remain untouched in a market correction. An attempt by the editorial team to find out…
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Money markets II: A new generation 
Investing
August 5, 2024

Asset owners do not need PE to fulfill fiduciary duty, investors say

While the old-school stocks and bonds portfolio is increasingly supplemented with private…
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Photo by Michael Gil via Wikipedia, CC BY 2.0.
Investing
August 2, 2024

How serious is the ‘Great Rotation’ to small cap stocks?

Is the surge in small-cap stocks the “Great Rotation” or just a speculative bubble? Investment…
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Montagne de Bueren, a steep street in Liège. Photo: Guillaume Galdrat via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Investing
July 25, 2024

Investors turn to steepeners to capitalize on Fed cuts

European institutional investors wishing to capitalize on anticipated rate cuts by the Federal…
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Investing
July 23, 2024

Lack of boldness in venture capital is Europe’s ‘costly weakness’

Economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assert that Europeans invest insufficiently in…
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Private markets
Investing
July 17, 2024

Illiquidity, complexity restrain allocations to alternatives

Investment advisors in both the US and Europe have been expressing a desire to increase allocations…
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Norway
July 16, 2024

Norway state pension fund now world’s biggest asset owner

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the Government Pension Fund Global, has dethroned its Japanese…
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