Chart of the week: apples and pears
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past twelve months, you can’t have missed witnessing one of the strongest gold rallies in recent decades. The number of parroted stories about gold has exploded, often relying on the same comparison. Yet it’s exactly that comparison which shows that not everyone sees the golden bull in the right perspective.
Morningstar: Colchester Global Investors vs MFS Asset Management
Top rated firms come in all shapes and sizes. Colchester Global Investors and MFS Asset Management have different specialties and histories. Both stand out for their commitment to putting investors’ interests first. This earns them both a Morningstar Parent Pillar rating of High.
BLI reshuffles fund management leadership, Wagner remains CIO
This week’s people moves feature appointments at Banque de Luxembourg Investments (BLI), FE fundinfo, Swissquote, UBP, Baillie Gifford, Mapfre, Robeco, and SFO Alliance.
Major banks bet on infrastructure as a building block in private markets
Within private markets, interest in infrastructure is growing. Both ING and Rabobank are positioning this investment category as a “building block” in their private markets offerings. Goldman expects a larger asset allocation from institutional investors in the coming years.
The new Cold War runs on artificial intelligence
Anna Rosenberg of Amundi Investment Institute says the same forces that once drove nuclear and space spending now fuel an expensive, open-ended struggle for technological supremacy.
Belém’s moment: What the climate conference must deliver
As COP30 convenes in Belém, Brazil, the world faces a pivotal moment for climate action. Building on lessons from last year’s summit, global leaders must turn collective ambition into measurable progress on emissions, adaptation and finance.
AI euphoria cools, but spending continues to rise
Do large corporate bond issues signal a shift away from cash generation?
ING aims to double its wealth operations
ING wants to double its activities in private banking, wealth management, and investments by offering these services globally. In recent months, the bank introduced private banking in Poland.
The Hidden Risks of Passive Investing
Passive investing is no longer just a strategy - it’s quietly reshaping markets, inflating valuations, and creating systemic risks that most investors don’t see coming.
Blackrock: Germany should put its savings to work through private markets
Germany should move its trillions of euros in savings out of banks and put them to work for its Mittelstand through private markets. That was the message from Philipp Hildebrand, vice chairman of Blackrock’s Global Executive Committee, on Thursday during the presentation of a report on the European private markets sector.