Investment Officer

John Cronin - IRACE
Transfers
July 9, 2026

Transfers: Fundbank becomes IRACE, Step Benelux

This week’s transfer and promotion news includes updates from Fundbank Group - now Irace Digital and…
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Private Banks
July 7, 2026

A “barbell effect”: private banking client asset thresholds to diverge

Cost pressure, regulatory constraints, and the need to boost efficiency are forcing the threshold of…
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Maria Luís Albuquerque, European Commissioner for Financial Services. Photo: EU.
Laws and Regulations
July 6, 2026

Banking Union faces credibility test

The European Union is reopening one of the hardest questions left from the global financial crisis…
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Jeroen Blokland
Opinion
July 6, 2026

Chart of the week: they got it wrong again!

By now, it no longer surprises me that gurus who repeatedly predict apocalypses, stock market…
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De sterke vraag naar chipmachines van ASML weerspiegelt de wereldwijde investeringsgolf in AI-infrastructuur. Foto: ASML.
Investing
July 3, 2026

A new capex supercycle is taking shape

Capital expenditure is set to become the defining theme for investors in 2026 as a new investment…
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Expert Panel
July 3, 2026

Morningstar: Capital Group versus T. Rowe Price in global equities

Global equity markets shrugged off uncertainty to deliver their strongest quarterly return since the…
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Landbouw en energieopwekking
Investing
July 2, 2026

Sustainability-linked loans lose ground

The impact of loans that are linked to sustainability is falling short of that of traditional green…
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David Harrison (left) and Michael Dedieu. Photo: Marguerite.
Transfers
July 2, 2026

Transfers: Marguerite, Trustmoore, Mirova, Capital Group, Atlas, MFS

This week’s transfer and promotion news includes updates from Marguerite, Trustmoore, Mirova…
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Kluis
Private Banks
July 1, 2026

Wealth keeps economy afloat, UBS says

Private wealth is increasingly shaping the economic cycle, not just reflecting household prosperity…
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Supervision
June 30, 2026

AFM: Generative AI makes investment fraud scalable and sophisticated

Generative AI is enabling fraudsters to produce increasing amounts of investment-related content…
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Percentages
News
June 30, 2026

Private market fees drop as investors gain bargaining power

Investment managers are cutting fees across private markets after years of relative stability, with…
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Peggy Brione - Nagelmackers
Private Banks
June 29, 2026

CEO: “Nagelmackers is returning to its roots”

New French CEO Peggy Brione is refocusing Nagelmackers, Belgium’s oldest bank, on its historic core…
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Japan. Photo via Unsplash.
Investing
June 29, 2026

Why AI investors are increasingly turning to Japan

Investors who want artificial intelligence in their portfolios are increasingly turning to Japan…
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Gertjan Verdickt
Opinion
June 29, 2026

The alpha hiding on the wrong side

Twelve machine learning models are given the same data and the same question: what will this stock…
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