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Aberdeen Investments launches Global Enhanced Yield Bond Fund
Aberdeen Investments has launched the abrdn SICAV I Global Enhanced Yield Bond Fund (“the Fund”), offering a differentiated approach to global high yield investing by harvesting coupon income. The Fund is also SFDR Article 8 compliant.
The Fund is availablefor...
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Study reveals regulator action is driving increased digital asset investment from wealth managers and institutional investors
• INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS AND WEALTH MANAGERS PLANNING TO INVEST FOR THE FIRST TIME SAY REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN GROWTH POTENTIAL
• FIRST TIME INVESTORS MOST LIKELY TO CHOOSE DIGITAL ASSET ETFS, SURVEY FINDS
• Over 8 in 10 investors surveyed...
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AllianzGI Outlook: “When uncertainty rises, conviction is key”
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) expects the market environment to remain challenging in the second quarter of 2026, but remains constructive on global economic developments. On the one hand, recent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have increaseduncertainty...
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State Street Investment Management: Markets price in peace, but energy shock may outlast ceasefire
"Markets have taken de-escalatory signals as confirmation of an imminent end to the war. While the parameters of a cease-fire are indeed shaping up, the duration of the energy shock remains uncertain and the timeline for the normalisation in energy flows couldexceed...
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La Française REM announces the acquisition of a new-generation business park in La Ciotat (13), France
La Française Real Estate Managers (REM), a subsidiary of the La Française group, the multi-specialist asset management division of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, has acquired off‑market a mixed-use business park located at the heart of the Athélia V Zone at 390...
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As Europe falls behind in AI, investors urge action on quantum
European venture capital companies, such as 55North and Quantonation, have recently launched funds dedicated to quantum computing. However, currently, only 5% of private capital is allocated to European quantum computing companies, compared to 50% in the US, European...
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Ethna-AKTIV impresses with top marks and double award
Munsbach, 25 March 2026 – Strong performance, low volatility: Over the past five years, Ethna-AKTIV has demonstrated that first-class returns and active risk management can go hand in hand. With a performance of 23.26% and volatility of just 5.86% during the same...
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State Street: Equity rotation within tech sector
The State Street Risk Appetite Index improved slightly in February to move back into positive territory having been balanced in January. Despite this, the State Street Risk Holding Indicator shows that allocations to equities did decline marginally during the...
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Aberdeen on the nervous Gilts market and the vulnerable British economy
Brief analysis by Matthew Amis, Investment Strategist at asset manager Aberdeen, on the nervous Gilt market and the vulnerable position of the British economy.
“Another blockbuster week in the gilt market. The aggressive move higher in global energy prices,slightly...
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BlackRock: ECB no longer in 'a good place', but situation differs from 2022
ECB: In the “good place” no more, but in a different one than 2022
The ECB is no longer “in a good place.” Only weeks ago, euro area inflation was seemingly on track toward the ECB’s 2% policy target. But now, the ECB is grappling with how the conflict in the...
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Fidelity: Cautious Fed navigates uncertainty as rate path remains unclear
The US Federal Reserve left rates unchanged, as expected, maintaining the Fed funds target range at 3.5–3.75 per cent. In the press statement, the Committee (FOMC) made clear that geopolitical risks add an increased layer of uncertainty to both sides of the mandate,...
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Forced to Wait
The exogenous shock of rising energy prices is forcing Europe’s monetary authorities into a standstill: At the European Central Bank (ECB) meeting on March 19, Jörg Held, Head of Portfolio Management at ETHENEA Independent Investors S.A., expects the deposit rate...
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De Gaulle Fleurance Africa strengthens its footprint on the African continent with a new presence in Senegal
De Gaulle Fleurance EMEA announces a strategic expansion in Africa, with a newly established presence in Dakar (Senegal), to support investors – particularly those from the Middle East – in their projects on the African continent. This is De Gaulle Fleurance Africa’s...
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Crédit Mutuel Asset Management: Monetary status quo in the face of geopolitical uncertainty
By François Rimeu, Senior Strategist, Crédit Mutuel Asset Management
For the sixth consecutive meeting since the last rate cut in June 2025, the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to keep its deposit rate at 2%. Despite the conflict in the Middle East,...
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A packed week for central banks: outlook on the Fed, ECB, BoE, SNB, and BoJ
Kevin Thozet, a member of the investment committee at Carmignac
With all the major G10 central banks holding policy meetings this week, central bank watchers are set for an unusually intense stretch.
The timing could hardly be more consequential. Recent geopolitical...
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