Massive boost for long-short equity funds this year
European investors have significantly increased their investments in long-short European equity funds.
European investors have significantly increased their investments in long-short European equity funds.
Fund selectors from France plan to increase allocation to absolute return, but are not very keen on buying alternative ucits funds.
At the EIE Iceland event, developed market equity managers all agreed that EM growth is still what investors should be chasing
Europe’s emerging market debt bulls are especially to be found among French fund selectors,
Iceland’s fund selectors are keen to join the EU and to step up their allocation to international equities, but both wishes seem far away dreams.
There are signs of a massive turnaround in emerging market fund flows, Morningstar’s freshest data suggest.
Global asset managers haven’t been as optimistic about the return prospects of Asian equities in almost a year’s time.
The majority of fund buyers attending Expert Investor Spain in Madrid yesterday are planning to increase their allocation to alternative equity products.
The developed economies, and especially the United States, will continue to set the tune, attendants of Expert Investor Finland think.
The developed economies, and especially the United States, will continue to set the tune, attendants of Expert Investor Finland think.
Emerging markets are becoming a theme again among European fund selectors. Also in Portugal, appetite for EM stocks and bonds is rebounding.
Despite the popularity of the asset class, not many absolute return funds have been able to live up to expectations.