EC spies pockets of light in gloomy European economic outlook
Economic Sentiment Indicator up 0.7 percentage points in March across EU and 0.8 percentage points across the European area
Investment
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Lipper report: European investors ditch active funds for ETFs
Exchange-traded funds attracted €16bn in February, reports Tom Aylott, while mutual funds lost €5.9bn
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BlackRock launches two actively-managed income ETFs in Europe
The equity UCITS strategies were launched due to the changing business models of clients
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Milken report flags Scandinavia as investment hotspot
Based on business perception, economic fundamentals, financial services, institutional framework and international standards
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Will bumpy inflation figures defer the interest rate cuts markets crave?
The path towards a target of 2% is proving more turbulent than many investors had expected
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M&G’s private credit ELTIF opens up to wholesale investors
Strategy was launched by the firm’s private markets business last November with an initial €500m committed
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What do the conflicting signals of the bond market mean for investors?
Valuations across some parts of the credit market could look stretched
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European Central Bank maintains rates amid inflation decline
Hannah Williford reports on the ECB’s decision to keep rates unchanged – and when cuts may begin
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European real estate activity set for ‘gradual resurgence’ – Savills
Year-end investment volumes for Europe forecast to reach between €177bn and €182bn
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Can M&A and buybacks breathe life into UK market?
Both buybacks and M&A should help realise value in UK shares, boosting prices and giving investors another reason to consider the UK stockmarket Not only does M&A activity appear to be picking up, with a high-profile bid for UK electronics retailer Currys, but the scale of company buybacks continues to accelerate. If it goes well,…
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Bond funds pull in €29.7bn in January – LSEG
Bond products were the best-selling asset class in January, according to LSEG Lipper’s European Fund Flow report, writes Christian Mayes. The asset class pulled in a net €29.7bn in the month, while Money Market USD grouping was the best-selling Lipper Classification after receiving €11.2bn inflows. Providers of mutual funds pulled in €22.5bn, while passives saw net…
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Crisis valuations – without the crisis
Sometimes the market is not just inefficient, it throws up opportunities that defy logic – and today, argues Jack Holmes, is such an occasion