Max Severijns

Max Severijns

Bluebell accuses BlackRock of ESG ‘hypocrisy’, poor stewardship
Asset Managers
May 6, 2024

BlackRock CEO faces pay cut push at shareholder meeting

As Wall Street’s financial giants approach their annual shareholder meetings, the calls for…
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Steffen Pauls, Moonfare
Asset Managers
April 29, 2024

Moonfare CEO: Private credit concerns ‘not entirely unjustified’

Steffen Pauls led KKR in Germany for over eleven years before becoming CEO of Moonfare. In 2015, he…
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April 17, 2024

Alpha private credit markets skimmed off by costs and risks

The returns generated by private credit funds seem to primarily benefit fund managers, not investors…
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Investing
April 15, 2024

How two imminent rate cuts could reshape the S&P 500 landscape

While it must frequently adjust its predictions, the market yet anticipates two reductions in the…
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Investing
April 10, 2024

Peak volatility expected during US elections

As the U.S. presidential election nears, the markets are bracing for heightened volatility…
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Laws and Regulations
April 3, 2024

Under pressure, SEC loosens disclosure requirements

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revised its climate reporting requirements under…
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March 28, 2024

Bitter truth behind chocolate: cocoa market in deep crisis

Cocoa prices soar; shortage from weather, disease impacts Record deficit, over-sold futures cause…
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Asset Managers
March 21, 2024

‘A company’s ESG score says nothing about its returns’

Better ESG scores of listed companies do not necessarily lead to higher equity returns. Contrary to…
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Investing
March 19, 2024

More analysts expect zero Fed rate cuts before end of year

Increasing numbers of analysts are now forecasting that the Federal Reserve will not implement any…
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March 15, 2024

Market unmoved by Biden’s plans to tax wealth

US President Joe Biden has outlined his ambitions for comprehensive tax reforms targeting large…
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Asset Allocation
March 7, 2024

Private investments hold back university fund returns

Private investment-laden portfolios of US university funds achieved a net return of 7.7 per cent in…
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Laws and Regulations
March 5, 2024

SEC likely to deviate from European climate reporting rules 

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is about to scrap the requirement for Scope-3 reporting…
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February 29, 2024

Weak yen crowns top Japanese companies as ‘Seven Samurai’

That Japan unexpectedly slipped into recession will make the market care. Profits of listed…
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Sector
February 26, 2024

Billions of euros flow out of European property funds

Investors have been liquidating billions of euros in assets in European real estate funds for a year…
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