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Esma’s new guidelnies on using ESG or sustainability related terms in fund names may have massive implications for fund managers, writes Sebatiaan Hooghiemstra.

Fund portfolios with allocations to the U.S. producer of next-generation artificial intelligence chips were at their concentration limits before the stock on Monday gave up some more of its spectacular recent gains.

A company’s human capital is difficult to value, but the art of attracting and retaining talent is often the starting point of disruptive innovation.

Amsterdam-based investment firm Van Lanschot Kempen is keen to expand its market share in Belgium.

European family offices are taking advantage of falling US real estate prices, seeking opportunities in prime office spaces and “trophy assets” despite market instability.

European ambitions to boost capital flow through increased retail investment, exemplified by the European Long-Term Investment Fund (Eltif), hinge on tax incentives to encourage widespread savings, essential for success.

Research by Ludovic Phalippou of Oxford University reveals that Benelux pension funds are the third largest sponsors of performance bonuses for US private equity firms.

Financial markets and economies are often inscrutable. As an investor, you just have to put up with that.

The surge in global equities is primarily driven by large-cap stocks. Smaller companies have not fared as well, and this disparity has persisted since 2021, Morningstar Fund Radar’s analysis shows.

iShares funds topped the list of asset-gatherers last month, while funds offered by Swiss bank Credit Suisse led those facing significant redemptions, according to data compiled by Morningstar.