Asset Owner

This week’s overview of people transfers and appointments includes updates from Flow Traders and Blackrock.

Vanguard now owns more shares in MicroStrategy than its founder despite publicly dismissing crypto as speculative. The irony is hard to miss, but the real lesson is that so-called passive investing is becoming anything but passive.

Henk van Eldik has lived and worked in Luxembourg for decades. As an expert on the funds industry, he sees how the Grand Duchy continues to evolve as an innovative European investment center.

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

Beta shows to what extent a portfolio moves in line with the market. But how well do investors really understand this relationship?

Greece is booming again, but is the recovery real or just stimulus-driven? Han de Jong examines the economic fundamentals.

Trend-following strategies, also known as managed futures, have historically performed well during periods of strong market movements.

Belgium’s impact investing sector has plenty of untapped potential, says Pierre Harkay, CEO of Impact Finance Belgium.

ESG investment funds in Europe have sharply increased their exposure to defense stocks, according to new Morningstar data that offers the most comprehensive look yet at how sustainable finance is responding to geopolitical pressure.

Can AI fuel the next asset bubble? Han Dieperink draws bold parallels with 1998, dotcom mania, and Fed policy.