oslo bucks the trend with us focus
Attitudes to the US stock market were the biggest differentiator between Oslo and most of the rest of Europe
Attitudes to the US stock market were the biggest differentiator between Oslo and most of the rest of Europe
The voting results from fund selectors in Oslo, in November 2013
Norwegian fund selectors plan to increase their US and European equity allocations, research by Expert Investor Europe finds
On an asset-weighted basis, Nordic-domiciled funds have annual management charges some ten basis points below the European average, according to a report published by Morningstar Denmark
Oslo unruffled by ‘known unknowns’
Norway will see its economic growth rate surpassed by Sweden next year, banking group Nordea predicts
Norges Bank Investment Management, manager of Norway’s 560bn oil fund, has established a corporate governance advisory board of financial specialists
Single-country investing is best utilised as part of a broader portfolio. By Oliver Kettlewell, investment research analyst at Morningstar OBSR
Domestic bliss in a well-oiled nation
The Norwegian investment fund industry is on track to post more inflows from institutional investors than ever before. After the crisis in 2008 led to outflows of nearly NOK13bn (€1.6bn), investors have now regained confidence and in the first 3 quarters of 2010 invested more than NOK48.5bn (€6.1bn) (see top graph). Another trend is that…