Asset Allocation

Zilver
Asset Allocation
January 26, 2026

Silver breaks with tradition as structural shortages take hold

The silver price appears to be breaking with its traditional pattern. Where the metal has…
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Aerial Photo of Davos
Asset Allocation
January 22, 2026

To European investors ‘sell America’ is noise

Talk of the need to lower exposure to U.S. assets grew louder this week, but asset managers in…
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U.S. President Donald Trump addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.
Asset Allocation
January 21, 2026

Trump forces Europe into strategic rethink

Donald Trump’s return to the Davos stage on Wednesday has sharpened investor focus on Europe’s…
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Paul Jackson (Invesco), Michael Krautzberger (Allianz GI), Guillermo Felices (PGIM) and Salman Ahmed (Fidelity)..
Asset Allocation
January 19, 2026

Trump's return to Davos heralds new age of deglobalization

As global leaders and investors arrive in Davos this week, the central question for markets is no…
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Het CIO panel tijdens Investment Officer's New Year's Perspectives 2026. Foto: Sander Nieuwenhuys.
Asset Allocation
January 15, 2026

CIOs caution investors against headline-driven decisions

Anyone following geopolitical tensions, the noise around China and the ongoing turmoil coming out of…
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Credit cards. Image by Nick Youngson/Pix4free.
Asset Allocation
January 14, 2026

Trump’s credit card rate cap would hurt consumers and banks alike

President Donald Trump’s call to cap U.S. credit card interest rates at 10 percent is weighing on…
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PDVSA is Venezuela's state oil company. Photo: Wikimedia.
Asset Allocation
January 6, 2026

Venezuela, Greenland and the return of spheres of influence

When United States forces seized President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, the political shock was…
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Skyline banks Frankfurt. Photo by Matthias Münning on Unsplash
Asset Allocation
December 17, 2025

Europe’s banks have very little room to absorb shocks

Europe’s banks are heading into 2026 with solid balance sheets, but with less room for error. After…
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Closed door, photo by Sheldon Kennedy on Unsplash
Asset Allocation
December 9, 2025

Private credit’s real risk rests with the managers

In private credit, institutional investors face their biggest risk not in the asset class itself…
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AI
Asset Allocation
December 3, 2025

AI momentum stirs old memories as investors stay watchful

The global race to dominate artificial intelligence may feel a world away from Luxembourg, yet the…
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A panel at the World Pensions Conference in London last week. Photo: IO.
Asset Allocation
November 27, 2025

Private markets shift forces pension funds to scale up

At the World Pensions Conference in London, experts pointed to Australia and Canada as models Europe…
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Jamie Dimon's ‘cockroach’ comment still resonates in private credit markets. Photo: Erik Karits via Pexels.
Asset Allocation
October 28, 2025

Private-credit LPs told to worry about returns, not cockroaches

The problem with private credit is not that it might blow up the financial system. It’s that it…
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Oversight wave - Anastasia Shuraeva - Pexels
Asset Allocation
October 22, 2025

Last wave of traditional managers embraces the active ETF model

As active ETFs grow beyond niche status, some of the last traditionally active managers, including…
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Karel Nierop, head of products and solutions at Triodos IM. Photo: Triodos.
Asset Allocation
October 21, 2025

‘Nature-based solutions are where renewable energy was 15 years ago’

Triodos Investment Management is betting that nature-based solutions, still a niche segment, will…
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