emerging markets outpacing west on r and d
Research and development is growing more quickly in the emerging world than in developed markets, according to Matthew Vaight, manager of the M&G Global Emerging Markets Fund
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axa backs insead risk research
Insurance and asset management group Axa has awarded international business school INSEAD 2m to create a chair in financial market risk
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european etf assets up 15 per cent in a year
Assets under management in the European exchange traded fund industry grew to 263.57bn in the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 34.84bn or 15.23% over the previous year, according to Lipper
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towers watson advocates focus on mega trends
Consultancy Towers Watson has called on institutional investors to better exploit the length of their time horizons via a thematic approach
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eurozone equity allocations at 07 levels
A net 36% of fund managers are overweight eurozone equities the highest such reading since September 2007, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey for September reveals
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corruption linked to sovereign debt risk
Environmental, social and governance analysis can offer a guide to the future performance of government bonds, according to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment initiative
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efama proposes european cross border pension
The European Fund and Asset Management Association has proposed a European personal pension product which could be distributed across borders
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pension aum rise not enough towers watson
The 300 largest pension funds grew their assets by almost 10% in 2012, according to research conducted by Towers Watson, in conjunction with US newspaper Pensions & Investments
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industry consolidation swells trillion dollar club
Two investment firms joined the band of companies with assets under management of more than $1trn during 2012, according to the 12th annual Global Markets report from Cerulli Associates
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long term funds bounce back
Investors flocked back to long-term funds in July, according to investment researcher Morningstar’s latest European asset flow data
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brandywine spies value in se asian colombian debt
Volatility in high-yielding bonds created buying opportunities in developing world debt, according to Legg Mason subsidiary Brandywine Global
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manager sentiment on european stocks improving
Fund manager expectations for continental European equities rose for the second straight month in the latest Expert Investor Europe Sentiment Survey