What’s behind Germany’s slowdown and how bad will it get?
As Germany’s struggling auto sector puts the breaks on growth, we weigh up the prospects for Europe’s largest economy
Germany
-
-
US quant group opens Frankfurt office
AQR Capital Management will seek to use German operation to expand its presence in Europe
-
UBS eyeing asset management merger with DWS – reports
Swiss bank could combine businesses and spin them out as separate entity
-
Dispersal of UK-based finance firms due to Brexit gathers pace
Nearly 270 firms in UK have relocated part of their business to EU, asset managers choose Dublin
-
Unigestion opens Düsseldorf office
Düsseldorf-based sales team will serve institutional investors and intermediaries in Germany
-
Hermes launches continental European push
London-based asset manager opens offices in Germany and Denmark as part of Brexit mitigation strategy
-
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
-
German selector pessimism hits six year low
Political uncertainty rocks sectors like manufacturing and automobiles, leaving fund buyers worried
-
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
-
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
-
Glimmers of hope behind weak eurozone data
ECB may opt to extend QE if slowdown continues and political situation in Italy worsens, say analysts
-
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.