2016 saw some highly successful launches of fixed maturity bond funds as investors took the opportunity to lock in attractive yields combined with reduced duration risk. But are such products still worth buying now, with credit spreads having sunk below their long-time average?
Asset managers in Europe must reduce the cost of their products, Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Markets and Securities Authority (Esma) has warned.
Mark Mobius is to stand down from fund management duties on a range of 12 Luxembourg Sicavs but will remain as executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group.
NN Investment Partners has increased its exposure to peripheral Eurozone government bonds to neutral after anti-EU populists failed to make significant inroads in last week’s Dutch elections.
US inflation-linked bond ETFs saw record inflows in February, according to Lipper data. European investors are taking advantage of break-even inflation rates that are lower than they probably should be.
Multi-asset funds have been a long-standing investor favourite. But why do Europe’s fund buyers actually resort to these one-stop shop products?
The third 0.25% interest rate hike of this upcycle from the US Federal Reserve begs five questions, all of which have implications for the US, the globe and portfolios.
Net inflows into European equities were higher than those into US equities in January for the first time in a year, according to Morningstar fund flows data.
In this video interview, Assenagon’s Thomas Romig explains how he has been adding many different flavours to his multi-asset funds over the years.
In part two of this video interview, Thomas Romig explains why he is so bullish on European equities, despite the political risks on the continent.
Institutional investors are changing their attitudes to managing risk in their portfolios, according to a survey from Natixis Global Asset Management. Risk budgeting has become commonplace, and allocations to alternatives and smart beta are being beefed up.
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.
