The Mint Tower Arbitrage Fund aims for a positive absolute return under all market conditions, and has managed to do so since its inception. This makes the hedge fund an ideal shock absorber in investment portfolios. This is what partner Marcel Voogel …

Emerging companies in the technology sector are often heavily overestimated, according to tech investor Richard Clode of Janus Henderson. “The trick is to remain cynical,” he said. Remarkably, he said he also sees opportunities in emerging market …

The fall of Kabul may be the proverbial drop in the ocean with major consequences for the United States, China, Europe and even the world. It reinforces the call for change that may result in a new world order. The fall of Kabul will probably go down in …

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 …

Hedge fund “a good fit” for pension funds’ portfolios

Tech investors must keep their cynicism

Commentary: Fall of Kabul could change world order

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)