Unigestion opens Düsseldorf office
Düsseldorf-based sales team will serve institutional investors and intermediaries in Germany
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Hermes launches continental European push
London-based asset manager opens offices in Germany and Denmark as part of Brexit mitigation strategy
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Active manager outperformance ‘plummeted in 2018’
Less than quarter of active equity funds beat benchmarks and just 16% of bond funds outperformed, according to Scope
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German selector pessimism hits six year low
Political uncertainty rocks sectors like manufacturing and automobiles, leaving fund buyers worried
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Expert Investor ESG Congress photo gallery
Here are some of the highlights from the Expert Investor ESG Congress in Berlin, Germany November 30 to December 1 2018
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State Street pushes for German governance changes
Under current rules, firms elect board every five years which blocks efforts to address underperformance, US group claims
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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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German property funds record 50% jump in investment volumes
Germany’s open-ended real estate funds attracted more than €6.7bn net inflows last year and investment activities rose to €9.2bn – an increase of almost 50% compared with 2016, according to Scope research.
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Vanguard offers low-cost DAX ETF
Index-traded Ucits fund will invest in 30 blue-chip companies on DAX index and has total ongoing charges of 10 basis points.
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European investor confidence plummets
European investors retreated from risk in June according to State Street’s investor confidence index amid rising European political turmoil and global trade war fears.
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Italy least popular European market
Italy has replaced the UK as the least popular market in Europe for fund managers, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML).
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Expert Investor Frankfurt: Emerging Markets Photo Gallery
Here are some of the highlights from the Expert Investor Frankfurt: Emerging Markets forum on 24 May 2018.