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Schroders Capital evolves ILS platform with integration of tokenisation capability

Schroders Capital’s Private Debt & Credit Alternatives (PDCA) team, together with a leading global reinsurance company, Hannover Re, today unveils the integration of an innovative tokenised capability into its insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment platform.    This milestone includes the execution of the first real-world collateralised reinsurance transaction through this platform.   This innovation has the […]
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AllianceBernstein Launches Active ETF Business in Europe

AllianceBernstein L.P. has announced the launch of its active ETF business in Europe, marking an expansion of the firm’s global ETF platform.    The launch introduces three Luxembourg‑domiciled UCITS fixed income ETFs: the AB Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF, the AB USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF and the AB EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF.   […]
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Citi on the hunt for hedge fund gatekeeper

Citi Wealth Management is looking to add a hedge fund-focused gatekeeper, according to a recent job posting.   The prospective analyst would join the firm’s Citi Wealth Hedge Fund Research and Management team (HFRM) as a junior analyst.    The role includes conducting due diligence on both new and existing investments across the hedge fund […]
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Why investors should diversify, rebalance, and hedge

The potential risks of portfolio concentration are rising. High energy prices are adding to uncertainty about the growth and inflation outlook. And concerns about the sustainability of AI capital spending and industry disruption risks have not gone away.   To participate in potential medium-term gains in stocks while managing specific risks, we favor hedging strategies […]
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Baird recruits $1 billion investment advisory team in Indianapolis

Baird has recruited an Indiana investment advisory team from Goelzer Investment Management, where they managed about $1 billion. The HWB Partners group joined Baird’s Indianapolis office.   The team is led by directors Don Hutchinson, Dean Weseli, and Jeff Borgert, veteran advisors each with more than two decades of industry experience. Client assistants Megan French […]
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What philanthropists need to know about Trump accounts

The philanthropy landscape is changing in ways that greatly extend the reach of charitable giving. This is welcome news for donors large and small. While traditional approaches such as direct grants and institutional donations continue to prevail, today’s philanthropists can draw on a broader toolkit to pursue their goals. Credit the complementary powers of financial […]
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How is the new generation reshaping wealth allocation?

According to a recent study by Capgemini, $83.5 trillion in wealth is expected to be passed on to these younger generations by 2048*.    This phenomenon will have a significant impact on family governance, and consequently on decision-making processes, with a sometimes marked evolution in investment and asset management strategy, often in favor of alternative […]
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Investec Alternatives reports record year for Direct Lending in 2025

More than €2bn of new capital partnerships and commitments secured across Investec’s European direct lending platform Record €1.1bn deployed across 54 investments Team reviewed around 550 investment opportunities in 2025 Investec Alternative Investment Management has announced a record year for its Direct Lending business in 2025, with over €2bn of new capital partnerships and commitments […]
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Exploring ‘Silicon Valhalla’ – can AI be built in Europe?

key takeaways. Sweden and the Nordic region stand out as Europe’s tech success story, producing more billion dollar companies per capita than any other major European country Europe’s tech ecosystem is scaling quickly, now approaching USD 4 trillion in value and steadily gaining global market share A significant capital gap persists, with European founders far […]
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