EI Pan-European Congress: in pictures
European fund selectors and managers gathered in Barcelona last week for Expert Investor’s Pan-European Congress
Spain
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Ex-Sweden PM: EU must adapt to new world order
Member states face global challenges they cannot solve alone and bloc must change to address them, says Carl Bildt
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Opportunities in ‘unloved’ mining stocks
Azvalor Asset Management’s Michael Alsalem on the outlook for the mining sector in the face of weak commodity prices
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Mapfre launches fund based on behavioural economics
Fund aims to exploit pricing inefficiencies in European equities caused by the behaviour of market participants
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Generali acquires Merrill Lynch Ucits provider
Italian group recently outlined three-year plan to develop its European business, including asset management
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Azvalor offers multi-manager equity fund
Spanish fund selector’s new global equities fund will invest internationally through selected boutique managers
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European nations sweep new ESG scorecard, but New Zealand top
Insight Investment unveils in-house sovereign ratings but data needs tweaking on environmental and social factors
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Illiquid asset classes surge in popularity
Selectors turning towards private equity, infrastructure and private debt in face of volatile equity and bond markets
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Expert Investor Spain photo gallery
Here are some of the highlights from the Expert Investor Spain event in Barcelona on 24 October 2018
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Allfunds to provide omnibus trading across Spanish funds
Fund distribution platform claims move will provide more transparent and cost-efficient way to access funds.
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Italy least popular European market
Italy has replaced the UK as the least popular market in Europe for fund managers, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML).
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Spain: plus ça change
Spain’s government collapsed last week and Pedro Sánchez replaced Mariano Rajoy as prime minister but unlike the political turmoil in Italy, Spanish bond markets have been unruffled.