Asset Management

DWS chief says US tariffs have prompted ‘repatriation’ of client assets to Europe

Stefan Hoops says asset manager is in ‘a strong position’ to benefit from the shift of capital from US to Europe

Stefan Hoops said European retail investors have been reallocating money from the US in the wake of trade tariffs
Stefan Hoops said European retail investors have been reallocating money from the US in the wake of trade tariffs Photo: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images

DWS chief executive Stefan Hoops has said a “structural shift” is taking place in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs announcement, with some of its retail investors starting to move money from the US to Europe.

“What we’ve seen over the last six weeks is the repatriation of European savings back into Europe,” Hoops told analysts following first quarter earnings for DWS on 29 April.

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