BNPP AM European large cap equities head departs
After a decade in the role Andrew King will be replaced by Peter Abbott
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After a decade in the role Andrew King will be replaced by Peter Abbott
Find out the five bottom funds from the sector which has seen €12bn of outflows in this year
ECB may opt to extend QE if slowdown continues and political situation in Italy worsens, say analysts
One of the challenges Europe has attracting international investment is the relative weakness of its tech sector compared to other parts of the world, according to UBS Asset Management.
Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland’s housing prices will stabilise this year despite corrections, though it is too early to call an end to Europe’s housing boom as residential construction still lags demographic factors in most of the region’s cities, according to Scope Investor Services.
In response to the eurozone’s first quarter drop in growth and the European Union’s discord over how to handle migration a German fund selector has reduced European equity fund allocations.
Oil and gas companies dominate the Russian economy, but investor efforts to encourage better corporate governance are beginning to yield results.
Encouraging biodegradable packaging and avoiding single-use plastics is becoming part of firms’ ESG criteria in the face of the destructive impact of plastics on the world’s oceans.
Boutique London-based asset manager Kestrel Investment Partners is increasing exposure to Europe’s financial, telecom and pharmaceutical sectors on the back of the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing (QE) decision.
Italy has replaced the UK as the least popular market in Europe for fund managers, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML).
European fund selectors have been overwhelmingly bullish on absolute return strategy funds as a response to market volatility – but they could have made more returns if they took the risky option of US equities.
European equity funds have lost all of their gains since the beginning of the year as inflation fears and political uncertainty have dominated headlines with the sector average returning virtually 0% over the first five months.