Investissement

Avec la lutte pour le pouvoir entre la Chine et les États-Unis, la géopolitique est de retour en force. Elle a engendré une dynamique « perdant-perdant », dans laquelle chacun privilégie avant tout son propre intérêt. Pour les investisseurs, cela signifie un cycle plus volatil. Dans cette optique, les experts recommandent de penser en termes de scénarios et d’intégrer la gestion des risques dans leur pratique quotidienne.

Brendan Ballou’s book «Plunder» exposes how private equity firms, like Carlyle, harm businesses and evade legal responsibility, despite promising high returns. In this interview, Ballou discusses the alarming frequency and impact of these practices.

Inflation is rearing its head again, and many fear a rerun of the 1970s scenario. But here’s the catch: the world today is vastly different from back then, mainly because of our access to information. It’s a game-changer. Think about it: a smartphone user today holds more data in the palm of their hand than the US President had in the early 1980s. Knowledge about inflation isn’t just abundant—it’s at our fingertips, dramatically altering how we deal with economic crises.

Swiss-headquarterted private equity firm Partners Group has announced the launch of a new private equity European Long-Term Investment Fund (Eltif), opening up its private offerings also to retail investors. The fund is its first new private equity fund under the updated Eltif regime.

The Partners Group Private Equity Evergreen was already registered in Luxembourg in December and has a minimum investment threshold of 10,000 euro. The fund will be available to investors across Europe, including Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the Benelux regions.

The U.S. economy has long enjoyed what might be called a Goldilocks scenario: robust growth paired with gradually declining inflation. However, recent data suggest that those days are behind us.

Take, for example, the recent GDP figures which illustrate a stark downturn. After quarters of 4.9% and 3.4% growth, the economy slowed to a mere 1.6% annualized growth in the first quarter of this year. 

Avant de devenir CEO de Moonfare, Steffen Pauls a été aux commandes de KKR, en Allemagne, pendant plus de 11 ans. Il a quitté la société d’investissement américaine e 2015, mû par un nouvel objectif : rendre les marchés privés accessibles aux particuliers. Et il ne comprend que trop bien que ce groupe cible puisse avoir quelques préoccupations éthiques vis‑à‑vis du secteur. 

The Norwegian parliament is poised to debate the merits and drawbacks of incorporating private equity investments into the country’s mammoth 1,490 billion euro sovereign wealth fund, the largest globally. The government is hesitant about unlisted funds, despite previous recommendations from Norges Bank, the country’s central bank which manages the national oil fund.

Steffen Pauls led KKR in Germany for over eleven years before becoming CEO of Moonfare. In 2015, he left the American investment company with a new goal: making private markets accessible to individuals. He understands all too well this target group sometimes has ethical concerns regarding this sector.

Les ETF continuent de gagner des parts de marché et les fonds à gestion passive font désormais partie intégrante de la gestion d’actifs. Investment Officer a interrogé trois experts indépendants pour connaître leur point de vue concernant l’évolution du marché des ETF ainsi que les préoccupations des clients. 

China is currently navigating a precarious situation reminiscent of the mythical dilemma between Scylla and Charybdis, grappling with a persistent real estate slump and waning investment interest. Adding to the challenges, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s policies have further complicated the economic landscape for Chinese policymakers. The looming possibility of a currency devaluation sends a stark warning to global markets to brace for impact.