Invesco expands Luxembourg-domiciled Ucits range
Invesco has expanded its Luxembourg-domiciled Ucits range with the launch of the Sustainable Allocation and Global High Yield Short Term Bond funds.
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The missing link between sovereigns and corporates
Sovereigns and corporate fixed income investments are inextricably linked through economic and market forces. Too often a country’s economic risk profile can be mispriced in fixed income markets due segmentation of these sectors
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Luxembourg fund industry grows 11.18% in 2017
Luxembourg’s popularity as an international fund management centre helped boost assets under management (AUM) in the tiny Duchy by 11.18% in 2017 to reach €4.16trn, according to the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI).
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Financial services must be part of EU/UK trade deal, says FCA
The EU recently proposed a single trade agreement with the US, so there is no reason it cannot have one with the UK post-Brexit, according to the chief executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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Lure of European equity among selectors down before selloff
European equities already recorded the largest negative shift in sentiment, along with commodities, by pan-European fund selectors even before the sharp selloff experienced in the markets this week, according to Expert Investor research.
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Iberian and Luxembourg selectors keen to buy rather than sell
Spanish, Portuguese, and Luxembourg fund selectors are looking to expand their holdings of a large range of assets over the next 12 months and only intend to sell a few, mostly in the fixed income sector, according to Expert Investor research.
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Mirabaud launches unrestricted global credit fund
Mirabaud Asset Management has launched a fixed income Ucits that focuses on providing a diversified portfolio of global credit opportunities.
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Danish selectors’ outlook on equities darkens
While Danish fund selectors are renowned for being some of the most optimistic in Europe in responding to Expert Investor’s research, their latest sentiment on equities are systematically less positive compared with the European average.
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The worst performing UK income funds
Kevin Murphy and Nick Kirrage’s Schroder Income fund has seen the largest negative move in Sanlam UK’s biannual Income Study.
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French asset manager launches two hedged income Sicavs
Paris based VIA AM has launched two hedged income equity Sicavs with Société Générale that use accounting technology to find companies to invest in and options to reduce risk.
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Right time for convertibles but fund selectors lukewarm
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is focusing part of its fixed income portfolio on global convertible bonds due to expectations of higher interest rates and a stronger equity market over the next 12 months, but fund selectors are only mildly interested in the asset class.
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Fintech opportunities are more than blockchain
Artificial intelligence, blockchain and big data create a lot of buzz among fund buyers, but many fintech opportunities lie in old technologies, such as banks’ core systems that are in desperate need of updating, argues Partick Lemmens, senior portfolio manager at Robeco.