Worst European equity funds of 2018
Find out which two funds made a return and the funds that suffered the most during the year
Asset Allocation
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FE adds 12 thematic funds to buylist
Three Polar Capital strategies are among the additions as FE seeks to diversify exposure
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Long-only European funds suffer €35bn October outflows
Investors shun risk and exit long-term funds in favour of money market funds at levels not seen since eurozone crisis
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Illiquid asset classes surge in popularity
Selectors turning towards private equity, infrastructure and private debt in face of volatile equity and bond markets
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Global tech exposure at weakest level since 2009
Less than one fifth of investors now overweight on tech sector amid weakening global growth prospects, according to survey
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Nordic fund selectors top five asset classes
We profile the top five asset classes among Nordic fund selectors, according to Last Word Research and market data
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‘If the correction comes in the US… it will also come in Europe’
We invited three high-profile investors from the Nordics to discuss some of the biggest challenges facing fund buyers
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Passive giants take global AUM to $94trn
Managers from emerging markets have increased market share over last decade at expense of Europe, according global survey
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End of QE fears trump Swedish political woes
ECB has ‘no ammunition left’ after QE ends to cushion fallout from the next downturn, a Swedish selector fears
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Tech ‘most overvalued sector in history’
27% of European fund managers will be overweight in sector over the next 12 months, according to BofA
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Glimmers of hope behind weak eurozone data
ECB may opt to extend QE if slowdown continues and political situation in Italy worsens, say analysts
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Global fund selector EM demand weakens further
Sentiment towards emerging market equities among fund selectors across Asia has declined significantly following similar slump among European selectors, according to Last Word data.