Swedish fund selectors are the most negative towards property investments across Europe with 50% of those surveyed during the last quarter expecting to sell property investments over the next 12 months, Expert Investor data shows.
Across Europe absolute return strategies are the asset class most fund selectors wanted to buy even before the recent rise in volatility in bond and equity markets, although the Dutch are not particularly keen on the strategy.
What do Dutch fund buyers think of all the major asset classes?
Global asset manager VanEck is to acquire Netherlands-based Think ETF Asset Management, more than trebling the number of Ucits ETFs the New York firm has available in Europe from six to 20.
Here is a selection of photos taken at the Expert Investor Alternative Ucits Congress, held in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, on 19 and 20 October.
A poll from German asset manager Union Investment has found that German institutional investors are more than three times as risk-averse as their peers in neighbouring countries, with 72% of Germans considering ‘safety’ the most important criterion when making investment decisions.
If fund managers seek to deliver consistent alpha, they’d better refrain from pushing too many buttons, says Rob van Wechem, head of investments at private bank Oyens & Van Eeghen in Amsterdam.
Factor investing has many advantages, says Freddy van Mulligen, head of equity and fixed income manager selection at the Dutch institutional money manager. But he still can’t do without active managers.
Markets have welcomed the failure of Dutch far-right leader Wilders to make significant gains in yesterday’s elections. The euro was up by more than 1% against the dollar, and peripheral bond spreads narrowed. Has the populist tide now turned?
The Dutch elections on Wednesday are unlikely to result in the populist, anti-EU Freedom Party (PVV) taking power. But the elections are important for another reason.
Vector Navigator is the name of the global equity fund most close to Bart van de Ven’s heart. It’s a long-standing name in the client portfolios of the Belgian wealth manager Accuro.
Here you can see a selection of photos taken at Expert Investor Netherlands, held in Amsterdam on 1 November 2016.
