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.
Infrastructure opportunities, from three simultaneous mega-trends
Three global mega-trends are driving global structural change and we believe they offer exciting opportunities for infrastructure investors. Digitalisation, Decarbonisation and Deglobalisation.
Chart of the week: what’s expensive?
Now that Trump has been taking things a bit easier over the past few weeks, stock valuations have become the topic dominating the markets. Market commentators are tripping over each other to declare how wildly overvalued the big tech names supposedly are. It’s a lot of parroting, really, while the actual numbers tell a more nuanced story.