Demand for hedge funds is said to be in decline with investors because of their high fees, opaque nature and poor recent performance. But figures released by the European Fund & Asset Management Association (Efama) suggest that’s not the case in Europe.
Nikko’s effort to integrate Eurasia Group’s political risk analysis into its investment strategy is about two years old. Robert Samson, Nikko’s senior portfolio manager for multi-asset investing, explains how it has been working.
Inflation-linked bonds have been a popular trade in recent months, and investors plan to continue buying more as inflation expectations are being revised upwards. But can you really tame the spirits of reflation with inflation-linkers?
European small and midcap ETFs saw higher net inflows in February than their large cap equivalents, according to Blackrock data. Investors’ love for small caps coincides with an increasing appetite for cyclical assets.
Axa Investment Managers has launched another fixed term bond fund that invests primarily in European corporate high yield debt securities.
Fund manager sentiment towards UK equities has reached its lowest point since the financial crisis. Asset managers expect the asset class to post a negative return over the next 12 months.
BlackRock has launched a sustainable ETF with exposure to Japan. It’s an addition to a range of ETFs the asset manager has launched recently.
2016’s record inflows into ETFs contrasted sharply with another year of net outflows from the hedge fund industry, according to new data from ETFGI, an independent research and consultancy firm.
News of Standard Life’s agreement to purchase Aberdeen Asset Management has seen shares in both companies take off, with the former climbing to its highest value in over a year.
Bonds are no longer the portfolio diversifier they used to be. Therefore investors have to increase the number of building blocks in their portfolio.
While President Donald Trump said very little on trade policy during his address to Congress on Tuesday, his ‘America First’ mantra rang clear. But where does that leave European exporters?
The MSCI World keeps breaking records, powered by a seemingly unstoppable US equity rally. Is it a good idea to up your allocation when markets are at a record high, or should you take a contrarian stance?
