Europe’s alternatives sector hits €2tn AUM mark for first time
Investor knowledge, sustainability concerns and appetite for yield identified as market drivers
Investment
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Should investors worry more about bonds than equities?
Low yields offer little protection while the possibility of higher inflation looms
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China onshore bond market could double to $30trn by 2030
As decision on inclusion in FTSE World Government Bond Index nears
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Report slams US asset management giants’ climate efforts
Climate voting of BlackRock and Vanguard highlighted by NGO
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Franklin Templeton adds to EM debt opportunities team
New hire joins from First State Investments
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Asian investors see China as a ‘standalone’ market
Majority agree it is now too big to be absorbed into the broad emerging market asset class
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Somerset Capital launches EM future leaders fund
Seeded with roughly $350m from the Sweden National Pension Fund
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Downbeat Dutch investors drawn to bonds
But one portfolio managers says equities could be a better bet going forward – just maybe not US
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ESG ETFs nipping at the heels of active rivals
But some argue that limited leverage means less engagement on climate and green issues
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Aktia acquisition bolsters alternative investment offering
The deal will see the asset manager set up a Finnish infrastructure fund
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Half of active equity fund managers outperformed in H1 2020
They beat out their rivals with roughly 70% average outperformance
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Swiss Life AM to extend offering to infrastructure debt
Third-party clients will be able to co-invest after initial phase