Market upheaval leads investors to US equities
In October, fund selectors hastily reduced their allocations to European and emerging market equities and fled into ‘safe’ US equities.
Morningstar
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Market turbulence leaves mark on Fund Picker
The market volatility of recent months has led to a radical shift in fortunes for the participants in EIE’s Fantasy Fund Picker Competition.
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European bond investors look for safety
European investors pulled 5.3bn out of high yield funds in September, while they propped up their holdings in investment grade corporate bonds and long/short debt.
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European ETF assets double in two years
European ETF assets have more than doubled over the last five years, according to a study by Morningstar.
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European equity redemptions accelerate further
Net outflows from European equity funds broke a new record in September, according to Morningstar’s latest fund flows.
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European equity outflows continue
Net outflows from European equity funds accelerated in August, while developed bonds are showing an upsurge.
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European equity funds finally in the red
Mutual funds which invest in European equities suffered net outflows in July for the first time since March 2013.
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Corporate bonds suddenly return to favour
European investors have suddenly started to pour in money into corporate bonds in June, while net inflows into high yield bond funds collapsed.
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Developed equity mania cooling down
Money flows to developed equity funds are now at the lowest level since June 2013, according to the latest EIE fund flows data.
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Flows into European equities cool down
Flows into European equity funds are the lowest they have been for almost a year.
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Funds flow back to emerging markets
There are signs of a massive turnaround in emerging market fund flows, Morningstar’s freshest data suggest.
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and to cap it all off
Despite the EU rejecting a proposal to limit the variable pay of fund managers, the question of remuneration remains under the spotlight. By Will Jackson