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A row of cooling towers at Google's data center near Mons, Belgium. Photo: Wikimapia CC.
Asset Allocation
October 14, 2025

Energy efficiency is the new driver in big tech

Artificial intelligence has unleashed an energy race across big tech, one investors can no longer…
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Investing
October 13, 2025

Pimco’s ceo Roman warns fund industry against AUM-obsession

Pimco chief executive Emmanuel Roman warned that the asset-management industry’s obsession with…
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Investing
October 13, 2025

‘Gold could still double in price’

After years of underperformance, investors are once again paying attention to commodities. They are…
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Investing
October 10, 2025

The US is entering an era of ‘post-truth statistics’

In October, the US failed to deliver one of its most closely watched economic reports: the monthly…
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Investing
October 9, 2025

Another wave of price pressure hits European fund managers

Europe’s fee war is entering a new phase. Morningstar’s latest European Fund Fee Study finds that…
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Investing
October 9, 2025

Defense and AI push European thematic ETFs to record size

Assets in European thematic ETFs have climbed to a record 52 billion euro, the highest level since…
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Asset Allocation
October 6, 2025

French political turmoil underlines ‘desynchronized growth’ in Europe

French assets came under renewed pressure on Monday after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned…
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The private debt discussion at this week's ALFI conference in Luxembourg.
Asset Allocation
October 2, 2025

Private debt momentum keeps up, but challenges lurk

Luxembourg’s private debt market has been flourishing. But products that can pose systemic risks…
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Asset Managers
October 1, 2025

Van Lanschot Kempen partners with State Street for active ETFs

Van Lanschot Kempen is preparing to enter the active ETF market through a new partnership with State…
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Panel debate at ALFI's private markets conference on Tuesday. Photo: ALFI.
Asset Allocation
October 1, 2025

ALFI’s pep rally shows private markets’ promise, and their limits

At ALFI’s private assets conference in Kirchberg, policymakers and asset managers championed private…
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