The inclusion of 226 China A-shares was a hugely symbolic moment for investors in the region but the fund industry has failed to get ahead of the curve with most firms lacking dedicated teams of analysts or products to invest in the asset class.
Rising interest rates and inflation have shifted the dividend opportunity to the financial and energy sector rather than traditional defensive stocks, said Thomas Buckingham, London-based portfolio manager at JP Morgan Asset Management.
Analysis by Berlin-based research group Scope ranks all funds in German market – both domestic and foreign – on a range of criteria.
Blackrock has helped JP Morgan create a new fixed income index for emerging market issuers with strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.
JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed Claude Kurzo to head its Switzerland operations after Patrick Beuret resigned after three years.
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has launched three fixed income exchange traded funds – the group’s first bond ETFs in Europe.
Some of the biggest names in the UK retail funds sector are charging investors nearly double the published ongoing charges figure (OCF) for their funds, Mifid II regulations have brought to light.
Inflation, or the lack of it, especially in Europe, is one of the biggest uncertainties facing the markets in 2018, according to Karen Ward, the new chief market strategist for UK and Europe at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
EM tech companies have outperformed the famed FAANG stocks (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google) this year. But do EM tech companies offer better opportunities on the long term as well?
Long-term (beta) returns continue to trend downwards as the equity bull market keeps going, but the tech revolution offers a glimmer of hope for investors, according to JP Morgan AM.
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPM AM) will launch its first two European ETFs “imminently”. Both ETFs will be actively managed, and will compete with traditional hedge funds, the company said.
To the surprise of many, rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) upgraded Portugal to investment-grade status on Monday. This pushed yields on the country’s government bonds down, and interest from international investors is already picking up.
