Economic news

Fidelity’s €710m logistics climate impact fund completes five European acquisitions
- Five logistics assets acquired across the UK, the Netherlands and France - Value-add refurbishment strategy targeting energy-efficient, net zero carbon logistics assets across Western Europe. London, 14 May 2026: Fidelity International (“Fidelity”) today...
Seven trends to watch in 2026 and beyond
Pictet’s Ahead 2026 report highlights the most prominent trends in science, technology, and sustainability that will shape economic growth and investment. 1) Health in the era of longevity The world’s population is getting older so the challenge is to ensure...
Fidelity International expands global equity offering with two new strategies
Fidelity International (“Fidelity”), a global asset manager and retirement savings business, today announces the launch of two new global equity funds, the Fidelity Funds (FF) - Global Smaller Companies Fund and the FF - Global Founders Fund. Both funds provide...
Bain & Company invests in the OpenAI Deployment Company, a new venture to deploy AI at enterprise scale
-Bain’s PE clients and their portfolio companies have priority access for joint Bain-Deployment Company work - Bain takes a stake in the OpenAI Deployment Company, launched with 19 global partners, extending a three-year Bain-OpenAI partnership Bain &...
Acuity Trading Invests in MarketReader
Growth investment strengthens Acuity’s ability to combine market, event and trade intelligence with real-time market move attribution. Acuity Trading, a global provider of AI-driven market, event and trade intelligence solutions for brokers, platforms and...
Rob van den Heuvel appointed as Chief Operating Officer of DLL
DLL, a global provider of asset-based financial solutions, today announced that effective May 9, 2026, Rob van den Heuvel, currently General Manager Europe within DLL, will succeed Mike Janse in the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Member of the DLL...
Compelling Opportunities in Emerging Market Debt
Emerging Market Debt Presents Compelling Opportunity Amid Global Volatility Emerging market debt (EMD) is increasingly positioned as a compelling opportunity for investors seeking diversification and income in a volatile global environment, according to a...
Crédit Mutuel Asset Management: April – Equity Convictions
By Caroline LAMY, Head of Equities, Crédit Mutuel Asset Management Crédit Mutuel Asset Management is an asset management company of Groupe La Française, the holding company of the asset management business line of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale. Two questions...
Hormuz, Brent, Rate Panic – and in the End, Nothing Changes
Six weeks ago, an ECB rate increase on April 30 was all but fully priced in. Today, it has been almost entirely priced out. The markets got it wrong, and they know it. The cycle of ECB rate hikes that was priced in six weeks ago has now been almost entirely...
Pictet Wealth Management - Weekly View: No deal yet
One blockade after another César Pérez Ruiz, Chief Investments Officer Pictet Wealth Management. The US and Iran failed to seal a peace deal, with Tehran complaining it had encountered “shifting goalposts”. The week ended with President Donald Trump saying...
Aberdeen: Financial markets will ignore striking UK unemployment figures
Commentary by Luke Bartholomew, economist at asset manager Aberdeen, on the UK unemployment figures: “While the sharp drop in unemployment reported today is certainly eye catching, it will probably be largely dismissed by the market. That’s partly because it...
"Tech Trend Radar 2026": The most important technology trends for insurers
Munich Re and ERGO have today published the "Tech Trend Radar 2026". The joint publication provides insurers with a compact overview of global, technology-driven developments that will shape the insurance industry in the coming years. For this year's report, around...
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...
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...
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...