Investing

Disruptive technology is shaping nearly every aspect of the global asset management industry, from growth and competition to innovation and acquisitions, according to PWC’s Asset and Wealth Management Survey 2024.

Europe’s equity market is increasingly viewed as a neglected corner of global investing—overshadowed, overlooked, and unloved.

Germany’s decision to hold early elections on 23 February could reshape its economic and fiscal policies, with potential implications for German Bunds’ role as Europe’s fiscal anchor.

Efama chief Tanguy van de Werve highlights the urgent need for tax harmonisation to overcome fragmentation and create a competitive, unified European market.

Esma has proposed 11 October 2027 as the date for the European Union to adopt a T+1 securities settlement cycle, cutting the time between trade execution and settlement from two days to one.

Two months after Mario Draghi urged the creation of a unified European capital market, stock exchange operator Euronext has announced future plans that will likely be music to the former ECB chief’s ears.

The outperformance of private equity should be nuanced, says investment expert Jan Longeval. “But it offers an important advantage that is rarely highlighted.”

The American investment giant Goldman Sachs is closing its Belgian fund, Goldman Sachs (B) Invest. The last compartment will be transferred to a fund in Luxembourg through a cross-border merger.

Asset managers like Amundi and Schroders are increasingly positioning themselves in longer-dated European government bonds, betting on faster-than-expected rate cuts. Meanwhile, U.S. asset managers are taking a more cautious approach to European duration exposure, highlighting the divergence in market sentiment across the Atlantic.

While one active ETF after another enters the market, various Dutch banks have yet to add these to their offerings, and pension funds are still adopting a wait-and-see approach. The added value compared to other passive strategies has yet to be proven, particularly in the form of a track record.