European investors increased their risk appetite in 2017, recording high inflows into pure equity funds compared to outflows in the previous year, helped by a big rush into passive equity funds, according to a Thomson Reuters Lipper report.
Against the backdrop of a US bond market sell-off in January, a look at the performance of European US Government bond funds shows that not a single one has beaten the 10-year Treasury Note return of 7.25% over the three years to 31 December 2017, according to FE Analytics.
Europe’s new Mifid II regulations will kill the mistaken notion that all funds cost the same, according to the chief executive of platform operator Nucleus, David Ferguson.
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has launched three fixed income exchange traded funds – the group’s first bond ETFs in Europe.
Schroders has launched its alternative strategies fund, Schroder GAIA Wellington Pagosa, with aims to provide investors a diversified consistent return stream.
Asia’s economic size and potential for growth is structurally underappreciated by fixed markets, yet sound fundamentals and supportive market development make this region rich with opportunity
The trading costs being disclosed by fund managers under Mifid II rules may be overstating the real cost of trading and remain a forecast figure for the next 12 months, a paraplanner has warned.
Japanese equities had the largest positive shift in net sentiment across pan-European fund selectors during the last quarter, according to Expert Investor research. Click through the slides below to find out more about the views of the industry toward Japanese equities.
European active equity funds saw a turnaround in net flows during 2017, enjoying a rise of €135.8bn in net new money to €62.7bn, after suffering an outflow of €73.1bn in 2016, according to Morningstar data.
ETF Securities, , a London-based exchange traded funds provider, has launched three new ETFs that look for potential growth opportunities in emerging technology industries within the healthcare, energy storage, and commerce sectors.
Some of the biggest names in the UK retail funds sector are charging investors nearly double the published ongoing charges figure (OCF) for their funds, Mifid II regulations have brought to light.
Global asset manager VanEck is to acquire Netherlands-based Think ETF Asset Management, more than trebling the number of Ucits ETFs the New York firm has available in Europe from six to 20.
