Swimming 3.8 kilometres, cycling 180 kilometres and running a marathon. Tim Soetens (photo) of Allianz Global Investors participates in triathlons alongside his position as head of Benelux business development and wants to finish within 10 hours for the …

Institutional investors are increasingly turning to hedge fund strategies in response to low bond yields and high-priced equity markets. Some investors are building hedge fund allocations for the first time, while a second group is refining and improving …

The IPCC report is widely seen as disturbing and alarming. The urgency is clear. The most important consequence for investors is that it will lead to more inflation. After all, the report's obvious aim is that more must be done to combat global warming. …

The moment the government starts determining what you are allowed to earn as an investor, it is usually wise to be gone. In Europe, there is more regulation than in the United States. In some cases, such as in the financial sector, there has been de facto …

The bond market is in the doldrums. The value of the world’s negative yielding debt has risen to more than USD 16,000 billion, the highest level in six months. Yet not every bond investor is worried about negative yields. Last week, the Japanese ten-year …

Jai Jacob, managing director and fund manager in Lazard Asset Management's multi-asset investment team, creates his own asset classes because traditional subdivisions no longer suffice. Most recently, he created sustainable agriculture. He also takes a …

In 1993 he made a serious plan to participate in the Olympic Games of '96. Emiel van den Heiligenberg (pictured above raising his hands) trained 14 times a week, hours a day. Until, among other things, a hernia threw a spanner in the works. The …

Although Luxembourg decided not to “gold plate” the EU Cross-Border Distribution Directive for funds, other member states have moved to add their own local requirements when transposing the legislation. What should asset managers be looking for as these …

The Chinese stock markets have been on fire for a few weeks now. The large price losses have also surprised local fund managers, and investors are wondering whether they can still invest in the country with peace of mind. Fund manager David Raper …

Jay Powell was appointed by Trump. Trump denied Janet Yellen, the previous chair of the Federal Reserve, another term in 2018. Trump preferred to have his own pawn. He did not succeed. Powell and thus the Federal Reserve remained independent. Next year …

Sport & Investments: Allianz's Tim Soetens, triathlete

Institutional investors preferring hedge funds

Han Dieperink: more inflation thanks to IPCC report

Han Dieperink: the investor and the government

AXA sees no problem with low interest rates

Lazard AM: create your own asset classes today

Sport and Investments: former rower Emiel van den Heiligenberg (LGIM)

Fund distribution reform beds in

Chinese stock market crash often exaggerated

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