Investors return to beaten-down software stocks
Software stocks are being repriced as investors reassess how artificial intelligence will reshape the industry. Some fund managers now argue the selloff has gone too far, even as uncertainty around long-term earnings remains unresolved.
Selling America is misreading of bigger picture, US managers say
A mix of erratic political choices has chipped away at confidence in Washington. Yet, as the economic backdrop remains stubbornly solid, the case for US assets is alive and kicking, America’s largest investors say.
Galactic American IPOs set to test passive investors as index rules shift
A wave of massive initial public offerings, including SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI, is set to hit US equity markets just as index providers move to fast-track their inclusion. Asset managers expect this combination could inject fresh volatility into passive investment strategies.
Trustmoore acquires Assetcare
Fund administrator Trustmoore has acquired the fundtech platform Assetcare, the company—primarily active in the Netherlands and Luxembourg—announced on Wednesday. Amsterdam-based Assetcare will continue to operate under its own name.
‘Wealth transfer increases risk of outflows for advisors’
Asset managers and financial planners need to focus more explicitly on heirs in the run-up to the “Great Wealth Transfer” in order to limit asset outflows and safeguard their own future. They should, in fact, behave more like a family office.
‘Euro stablecoin stands or falls with support from major banks’
A dozen major European banks have joined forces to offer a euro stablecoin to clients by the end of this year. “We have a better chance of creating a broadly supported stablecoin than fintechs,” said Floris Lugt, CFO of Qivalis, the joint venture that will issue the crypto payment instrument.
Beijing’s handshake
While the whole world was watching the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, where the ceasefire negotiations on Iran were taking place, the real news last week unfolded 6,000 kilometers away.
Investors are getting used to war. That worries Pieterse-Bloem.
The conflict in the Middle East hit financial markets less hard than expected. Rabobank strategist Mary Pieterse-Bloem sees in that not just relief, but a risk.
Heinzl takes helm at Quintet as cost pressure defines next phase
The new chief executive of Europe’s quietly ambitious private bank starts work this week. His profile suggests a fixer. The question is what he intends to fix.
Chart of the week: inflation peak
I have been watching the financial markets with some amazement for the past few weeks. A US president threatening the eradication of an entire society, while equity markets remain largely unchanged. Then a fresh TACO triggers a recovery rally of several percent, even though there is nothing more than a two-week ceasefire and ongoing uncertainty. For anyone looking even slightly ahead, a clear bump appears that we will all have to get over.