Sometimes, I wonder if asset allocators realise how lucky they used to be. We used to have the luxury of combining bonds with equities to form a diversified portfolio. Sovereign bonds – from many countries – used to be of high quality. But I am afraid that those times are now over...

One of the key players in advisory services on strategy, organisation and regulation for financial services, 99 Advisory announces the appointment of Nicolas Breteau as Senior Managing Partner.

Societe Generale Private Banking (Suisse) SA has strengthened its executive committee with the appointments of Olivier Lecler, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Julien Duniague, Head of Sales and Marketing, and Nicole Favre, Chief Operating Officer...

REITs are investment vehicles in real estate that are available to many investors and are commonly traded on major stock exchanges. They derive most of their revenue from ownership or financing of rental properties, such as apartment building, hotels and shopping malls...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published its final technical standards (TS) on some of the most important pieces of post-crisis financial regulation: the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II)...