Market Update 3 March 2026, with columns by Harry Geels, Han Dieperink and Frans Verhaar
Market Update 3 March 2026

Webinar 'Evergreen-structures & Semi-Liquid funds in Private Debt'

On Tuesday 17 March from 12 pm to 1 pm, Andreas Klein, Fabian Körzendörfer and Rogier van Mazijk will engage in a discussion moderated by Markus Schaen.

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Han Dieperink (credits Cor Salverius Fotografie)

Han Dieperink: The law that investors keep forgetting

The credit cycle always returns. After years of euphoria, the Wile E. Coyote moment looms for private debt, banks and AI-sensitive corporate loans.

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Frans Verhaar: Secondaries are mature. Are investors too?

Secondaries have matured, but maturity requires discipline. What is the difference between return on investment and an expensive lesson?

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These were the most notable moves of the past week

Sanne Bergenhenegouwen joins the general management board of ABP, Erik Leseman becomes CIO at Achmea Pension & Life, and Maarten de Jongh moves to NN Group.

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Harry Geels (credits Cor Salverius Fotografie)

Harry Geels: Monetary policy is never neutral and is becoming increasingly political

Central banks present themselves as neutral technocrats, but are increasingly entering the political arena.

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