Investment firms look to Nordics for growth
Polar Capital follows PineBridge and Hermes in establishing business development operations into the region.
Finland
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Nordics ‘at vanguard in focusing on shareholder value’
Ramping-up sales is the overriding priority of most continental European companies, says fund manager Chris Garsten. The Nordics, however, are different.
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Nordic Capital PE fund closes at €4.3bn
Nordic region set to receive a boost in investments after private equity group’s latest flagship fund raises 23% more than its target.
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Nordic selectors warm to developed market govt bonds
Sentiment towards developed market government bonds moves to ‘neutral’ in Nordic region, but remains ‘negative’ for pan European selectors.
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Nordic confidence on Japan wavers as yen falls
Japanese equity funds have lost their appeal to Nordic fund selectors because of concerns about the depreciating yen.
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Selectors prefer growth GEM funds but value performs better
European fund selectors expressed a preference towards growth emerging market funds over value during the last six months. However, Europe’s top performing funds allocated a greater weighting towards value stocks during the period.
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The slow Mifid II endeavour
After years of expectation, Mifid II has finally rolled out. So how has its first three months affected fund selectors?
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Finns and Swedes’ small cap preference reaps rewards
European small cap growth funds have outperformed rival fund categories over the last three years, and Finnish and Swedish fund selectors have led the pack in cashing in.
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Fund selectors brush off Kid performance figures
Fund selectors will not look at Priips’ key information documents (Kid) as they prefer qualitative measures over quantitative data when making investment decisions.
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Nordic fund platform, Kames Capital sign distribution agreement
Nasdaq’s Scandinavian fund platform, Nordic Fund Market, has signed a distribution agreement with UK fund manager Kames Capital to offer its range of 11 Dublin-registered funds.
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Finland
What do Finnish fund buyers think of all the major asset classes?
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Nordic fund selectors look to Asia, GEM over European equities
Demand for European equities is the lowest from Nordic fund selectors as they turn their interest towards Asia and emerging markets, according to Expert Investor.