Geert Dekker

Disrupted supply chains, volatile market conditions, and lagging investments have made investing in the water theme challenging. In recent years, European investors have withdrawn billions from water funds.

Driven by steadily declining yields and increasingly strict capital requirements, Dutch, Belgian, French, and German insurers have in recent years largely divested from government bonds. The freed-up capital has mainly been invested in corporate bonds and private debt.

ABN Amro’s private banking operations are a key asset for parties considering a takeover of the bank, even though the division’s financial results are generally weaker than those of its competitors.

Government bonds from countries that score high on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals have outperformed the global market-weighted bond index over the past three years.

Assets in gold ETFs and ETCs have more than doubled worldwide in just two years, rising from nearly 200 to 439 billion dollars. “In the current gold rally, these instruments have gained significant momentum.”

Far fewer deals, much less fresh capital: private equity managers have had a particularly hard time in recent months. A shake-out seems likely, specialists believe. The sector has run into its limits.

Northern Trust Asset Management has recently made a significant expansion to its quantitative investing team, prompting a shift in its approach.

Dutch pension funds are rethinking government bonds, sparking a shift that could ripple through eurozone yields and global fixed income portfolios.

New evergreen fund for Dutch private clients launched as cooperative, not as RAIF or Eltif.

Wealth managers enjoy exceptionally high levels of client satisfaction worldwide, yet nearly one-third of those clients are considering switching providers in the coming years. More specialized service providers are emerging as the preferred alternative.