Emmanuel Vanbrussel

In de nieuwe multipolaire wereldorde is globalisering verleden tijd, maar toch raadt Charu Chanana, chief investment strategist bij Saxo, beleggers aan om ook in andere continenten te investeren. Ze kwam onlangs overgevlogen vanuit Singapore voor een Europese tournee bij beleggers.

AXA Investment Managers is shutting down its fund focused on biodiversity due to a lack of investor interest. “We continue to believe in the theme, but from now on within a broader context,” the explanation said.

French banking group Crédit Agricole has announced the launch of a new corporate finance boutique in its home market. Crédit Agricole Midcap Advisors and Degroof Petercam Finance France are being merged into Indosuez Corporate Advisory, a team of around 80 professionals.

Are bonds issued by well-known champion companies as safe as government debt? More and more investors seem to think so, judging by the small yield differentials between, for example, Microsoft and US government paper or between AXA and French government bonds.

Assets managed through discretionary mandates have expanded more slowly in Europa over the past ten years than assets held in investment funds. That is the conclusion of Efama, the European fund industry association, in its latest sector review.

Many fund houses mark Liberation Day—the day president Trump announced sharply higher US trade tariffs—as the standout moment of 2025, according to the Investment Officer Outlook Survey 2026. But what surprised asset managers even more was how quickly markets carried on in the months that followed, as if nothing had happened.

Fund house Amundi presented its strategic three-year plan on Tuesday. It includes a new business line focused on active ETFs and white-label ETFs.

As institutional investors worldwide increase their exposure to private markets, a trio of Belgian institutions offered a timely reminder that success in the asset class depends as much on discipline as on opportunity.

As commercial director at Baloise Vie Luxembourg, Tine Vanmassenhove guides wealthy Belgians through the world of Luxembourg investments. The grand duchy has undeniable advantages, she says, though these are now most pronounced for larger fortunes.

Data giant S&P Global, best known for its credit ratings, is strengthening its position in the fast-growing market for private and alternative investments with the acquisition of the London-based platform With Intelligence for 1.8 billion dollars. The seller is Motive Partners, founded by Belgian fintech leader Rob Heyvaert.