All Europe articles – Page 6
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White papersECB to stay on hold in early 2026
Eurozone inflation slowed to 2.0% in December, according to a preliminary estimate, hitting the ECB’s 2% target for the first time since August. We expect inflation to stay below this target both this year and next year, while real GDP growth should slow overall in 2026 despite the recent positive momentum. Growth forecasts were upgraded, while inflation still signals a deceleration due to sluggish private consumption, slowing wage growth, and further euro appreciation (which tends to make exports cheaper).
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White papersExtended Fixed Income: Seeking Returns in Public and Private Debt
In an environment where rates are normalizing and credit spreads are tight, European insurers are seeing a mix of interesting opportunities in emerging markets debt, private credit and securitised products.
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White papersEuropean Fixed-Income Outlook 2026: Fair Winds as Currents Shift
The backdrop for Europe’s bonds remains favorable—even as technological change creates new challenges.
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White papersEurozone Multi-Asset shines in 2025
A 50-50 Eurozone equity and fixed‑income index has delivered only two negative annual returns since 2015, showing how diversification across asset classes and a long-term investment horizon can help overcome volatility. The 2022 exception – when both equities and bonds delivered negative returns – was followed by three years of above-average returns.
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White papersDecember ECB meeting: Still in “a good place,” with a focus on optionality
The ECB maintains flexibility, balancing easing inflation with cautious forward guidance.
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Asset Manager NewsDEA capital real estate and Invesco enter into partnership with the Banque des territoires’ “agile programme” to expand the supply of student housing in France
Invesco Real Estate, the global real estate investment arm of Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ), and DeA Capital Real Estate, a leading European asset manager, announce the entry of Banque des Territoires into the capital of their investment platform to boost the student housing market in France.
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Asset Manager NewsOutlook Achmea Real Estate: Dutch real estate is a strategic choice
Dutch real estate is an attractive option for institutional investors seeking predictable returns, social impact and an effective inflation hedge. However, to attract the foreign capital necessary for solving major social issues, a more attractive investment climate in the Netherlands is required.
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White papersEuropean bonds in 2026 and beyond: strong supply, strong demand
European government bond indices are likely to expand in 2026 due to high fiscal deficits in the largest European economies and a continued trend towards more euro-denominated public issuance. Demand from the ECB will shrink further due to quantitative tightening. However, repatriation from European investors and more purchases by insurers and pension funds could be enough to meet the increased suppl
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White papersGermany: from crisis comes opportunity
The German economy has entered a phase of structural stagnation. Growth remained weak in 2025, following two consecutive years of recession. The export sector and industry as a whole are in crisis. The shift in fiscal policy at the beginning of the year, coupled with the relaxation of the debt brake rule, is expected to boost growth in 2026, but to what extent?
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy - December 2025
Topic of the month - Germany: from crisis comes opportunity
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White papersEuropean Securitisation reforms: Strategic investment insights for insurers
Securitisation is making a strategic comeback in Europe. On 29 October 2025, the European Commission published a Delegated Regulation amending Solvency II, significantly lowering the standard formula Spread SCR for securitisation investments.
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White papersGetting active: The next chapter in European ETFs
Research with European institutions and wealth managers shows how active ETFs are gaining traction, where demand is strongest and which barriers still limit broader adoption.
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White papersEuropean Private Loans: A Deep, Diversified, Quality Asset Class
European private loans provide investors with an opportunity to finance market-leading companies at the core of Europe’s economy.
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Asset Manager NewsEdmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management makes first UK acquisition with purchase of a hotel in Stafford
Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management has acquired a hotel in Stafford in the United Kingdom, on behalf of one of its retail strategies.
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InsightEU Green Bond Standard: insights from early adopters
The introduction of the EU Green Bond Standard in December 2024 marks a pivotal step in Europe’s sustainable finance landscape, aiming to create a common language for what counts as ‘green’ and to combat greenwashing. But how is this new standard faring in practice? What have early issuers and investors learned? And what should professional investors consider as the market takes shape?
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White papersOperational Real Estate in Europe: Sectoral Insights & Market Focus
In our first paper on Operational Real Estate (OpRE), we summarised the necessary skills that investors require in order to effectively manage OpRE investments. We concluded that a blend of real estate expertise and traditional private equity knowledge was required to select and acquire OpRE assets.
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Asset Manager NewsPrague to welcome IHG’s InterContinental brand in historic old town
Set to open in 2029, this latest signing in the Czech Republic joins IHG’s growing European luxury and lifestyle offering. The new InterContinental Prague hotel will be hosted in a historic building part of the portfolio managed by Generali Real Estate.
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White papersSurging European real estate sentiment into 2026
Investor confidence in European real estate is strengthening, driven by easing financial conditions and improving fundamentals, setting the stage for renewed activity through 2026.
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White papers2026 European Outlook - Navigating The Winds of Change
With inflation now close to central banks’ target levels, financial markets are not expecting any further rate cuts in the Eurozone. Increasing levels of government debt, US trade policy uncertainty and remaining inflation concerns continue to weigh on the bond markets and limit the chances of government bond yields’ tightening.
