Investing

Michael Huether, director of the German economic think tank IW in Cologne. Photo by IW.
Asset Allocation
March 11, 2025

German economy can grow 5% in 2026, says IW economist

When Friedrich Merz echoed Mario Draghi’s ‘whatever it takes’, he signalled a historic shift…
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Daniel Belfer (ceo Safra) en Kim Fournais (ceo Saxo).
News
March 11, 2025

J. Safra Sarasin takes control of Saxo Bank in €1.1 bln deal

Saxo Bank has a new majority shareholder: Swiss private bank J. Safra Sarasin, part of the Brazilian…
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Weili Zhou, Robeco
Products
March 10, 2025

‘Scale will also be decisive in quant investing’

While some players are abandoning quant investing, others are expanding their positions in this…
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Ukraine president Zelensky with the Dutch and Luxembourg prime ministers on Thursday in Brussels. Photo by EU.
Asset Allocation
March 7, 2025

Bund yields spike after Merz vows ‘whatever it takes’ on defence

World financial markets remained in a radical readjustment phase on Thursday as the implications of…
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Nick King Robeco - Sander Nagel
Investing
March 6, 2025

Robeco’s head of ETFs, Nick King: Investors miss out on returns in the early phase of a theme

The range of active ETFs in Europe is growing rapidly and Robeco is also investing heavily in the…
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ETF
Asset Allocation
March 6, 2025

European ETF market set to double to $4,000 bln by 2029, PwC projects

European exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets could more than double to exceed 4,000 billion dollars by…
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Photo courtesy of UBS.
Asset Allocation
March 5, 2025

Market concentration at a 92-year high, UBS Yearbook finds

There aren’t many must-reads in the investment world, but UBS’ Global Investment Returns Yearbook is…
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Frankfurt Stock Exchange, trading floor
Investing
March 5, 2025

A trade tariff is no picnic in the park, ‘but won’t derail European outperformance’

The import tariff proposed by Donald Trump on goods from the EU may inject some volatility into…
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Investing
March 4, 2025

“Little interest in multi-asset funds”

Mixed funds have been experiencing a strong net outflow of assets for two years. A lower interest…
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Shopping carts. Photo via Unsplash.
Investing
February 27, 2025

Treasuries ignored politics, but consumer data shifts sentiment

Investor sentiment has shifted as Trump’s policies fuel inflation fears, but plunging consumer…
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