What AI can (and can’t) do in investment practice
In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly permeating the financial sector, institutional investors are understandably asking the question: how much does ChatGPT really know about finance? The answer is more nuanced than many might expect.
Schroders Capital : €1bn in distributions from European Buyout and Growth strategy
Schroders Capital delivers €1bn in distributions from European Buyout and Growth strategy in 2024 resulting in a distribution rate of 17%
Janus Henderson: Despite inevitable dips, markets have grown over time
Periods of market volatility and declines can lead investors to believe that the pain felt by those losses will continue indefinitely.
Your house won't fund the future
The conversations around the family dinner table during the market turmoil caused by Trump’s tariffs were likely very different in the US and the EU.
Shelter IM: geopolitical situation is not a black swan, but escalation remains a major risk
Luxembourg-based asset manager Shelter Investment Management (Shelter IM) is celebrating its tenth anniversary. At the helm are two Belgians: Chairman of the Board Benedict Peeters and CEO Tim Vanvaerenbergh.
Chart of the week: coverage ratio drama? It’s not the stocks
The markets crashed this week, so it’s only a matter of time before juicy headlines start popping up on (social) media eager to pour fuel on the fire. But I have to admit, I didn’t quite see this one from Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf coming: “Pension funds tremble amid stock market turmoil.”
Market stress puts classic stock-bond correlation to the test
For many asset owners with balanced portfolios, U.S. Treasuries have long provided protection against equity downturns. But a sharp rise in bond market volatility suggests that assumption may no longer hold.
‘Only a deep recession can seriously threaten high yield’
According to experts, it takes a lot to bring down the global high-yield market. The high effective yields help absorb rising credit losses in a recession.
‘US trade deficit is a mathematical problem, not a political one’
High US import tariffs are meant to help reduce the budget deficits of the United States. “Whoever the next two or three presidents may be, they will face exactly the same problem: the country must find a way to reduce its deficits. Because they are unsustainable.”
Global trade after Trump
Following Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day,” investors are grappling with a fundamental question: Is a trading order possible that is less dependent on the United States? Or are we on the brink of a new Great Depression, as some doomsayers suggest?