Blackrock has been working for “years” on launching a European bitcoin ETP. The asset manager officially introduced it this Tuesday morning on the Dutch, German, and French exchanges. Manuela Sperandeo, who leads product innovation for Blackrock’s index …

Despite a tough economic backdrop, Luxembourg’s Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (Raif) market kept expanding in 2024. Data analysis by Investment Officer shows that overall new fund registrations rose steadily, even as sub-fund launches—a stronger …

The probability of a U.S. recession is rising, but it is not yet the base case for markets, former Pimco chief executive Mohamed El-Erian told Investment Officer . While the economy is slowing, it has not yet reached “stall speed,” and unless a full-blown …

The training landscape of artificial intelligence has taken an unexpected turn—one that challenges classical economic principles. More data leads to better performance, with no signs of saturation. Where we would normally expect the law of diminishing …

“Active management is back.” That was the message from Philippe Setbon, CEO of Natixis Investment Managers, at the firm’s Thought Leadership Summit in Paris on Thursday. As the asset management arm of French banking group BPCE, Natixis IM plays a central …

Can the U.S. dollar maintain its status as a global reserve currency? And what happens when that status starts to waver? With a renegade president like Donald Trump calling the shots from the White House and spooking financial markets with trade tariffs, …

Since the beginning of this year, the price of copper has risen by over 20 percent. So, Dr. Copper is telling us loud and clear that a recession isn’t coming. Right? For decades, Dr. Copper has been seen as a reliable predictor of the economy. After all, …

Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Luc Frieden has urged European leaders to cut regulatory complexity and mobilize private capital to address the continent’s economic and security challenges, arguing that excessive bureaucracy is stifling investment. In an …

Institutional investors in the Benelux region plan to allocate more capital to private markets this year. This is according to an annual survey conducted by the U.S. asset manager Nuveen, which polled forty institutional investors managing at least 500 …

For investors in alternative energy companies, the election of an American president whose slogan is "drill, baby, drill" was bad news. Since Donald Trump won the election on November 6 and became the 47 th president of the United States, funds in the …

After ‘years of work,’ Blackrock’s bitcoin-ETP has arrived

Raif growth continues, but signs of caution emerge

El-Erian: ‘Yields won’t drop further without a recession’

The underestimation of artificial intelligence

Natixis’ Setbon warns of sector upheaval as costs keep rising

No one will win when the dollar starts wavering

Chart of the week: is Dr. Copper still relevant?

Frieden calls for ‘smarter’ regulation, not deregulation

Benelux investors increasingly turning to private markets

Morningstar: Blackrock versus Polar in alternative energy stocks