‘Double whammy’ could retool Swedish industrials
A looming election and ultra-loose monetary policy have fuelled uncertainty in Sweden. The opportunities, therefore, may rest with world trade and a fall in the value of the krona.
A looming election and ultra-loose monetary policy have fuelled uncertainty in Sweden. The opportunities, therefore, may rest with world trade and a fall in the value of the krona.
European fund selectors expressed a preference towards growth emerging market funds over value during the last six months. However, Europe’s top performing funds allocated a greater weighting towards value stocks during the period.
European small cap growth funds have outperformed rival fund categories over the last three years, and Finnish and Swedish fund selectors have led the pack in cashing in.
Nasdaq’s Scandinavian fund platform, Nordic Fund Market, has signed a distribution agreement with UK fund manager Kames Capital to offer its range of 11 Dublin-registered funds.
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.
HSBC Global Asset Management has appointed Fredrik Cygnaeus as its managing director for its Swedish branch.
Here is a selection of photos taken at the Expert Investor Sweden forum on 8 February 2018.
What do Swedish fund buyers think of all the major asset classes?
Demand for European equities is the lowest from Nordic fund selectors as they turn their interest towards Asia and emerging markets, according to Expert Investor.
Here is a slideshow of photos taken at Expert Investor Sweden, held in Stockholm on 11 October 2017.
Swedish fund buyers are in a bullish mood, and have diametrically reversed their assessment of the impact a Trump presidency will have on global markets.
Here you can see a slideshow of photos taken at Expert Investor Sweden, held in Stockholm on 9 February 2017.