UBS eyeing asset management merger with DWS – reports
Swiss bank could combine businesses and spin them out as separate entity
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Growth-led strategies ‘tend not to favour Europe’
One of the challenges Europe has attracting international investment is the relative weakness of its tech sector compared to other parts of the world, according to UBS Asset Management.
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Dollar strength hits EM positions, says UBS Wealth
Client investments in emerging market currencies, equities and sovereign bonds have been hit by greenback’s unexpected rebound .
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Blackrock launches sustainable global equity ETF
Blackrock has finally expanded its range of sustainable equity ETFs with a global equity tracker. It is slightly cheaper than its main competitor.
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Which sustainable ETFs should you pick?
Expert Investor has highlighted before that ESG-screened ETFs often outperform their plain vanilla peers. With the help of IG Group, we give you an overview of the best options in the major equity categories.
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Maria Sharapova joins advisory board at UBS Wealth
Tennis star Maria Sharapova has joined a new advisory board at UBS Wealth Management in aims of boosting the confidence of female investors.
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The attraction of emerging markets
There are a number of long-term drivers for emerging markets. But short-term factors have put emerging markets in the sweet spot this year, says UBS AM’s Kevin Barker.
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ANALYSIS: Why SRI trackers have outperformed
Some sustainable index trackers have outperformed their plain vanilla peers since they were established a few years ago, while others haven’t.
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Why now is the time to increase your emerging markets exposure
Increased urbanisation and the rise of the middle classes are the long-term drivers for emerging markets. But there are a couple of other short-term factors that make the asset class even more compelling, says Kevin Barker.
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The peculiarities of China ESG investing
Chinese companies account for only a tiny percentage of ESG-filtered emerging market ETFs, even though China is 26.5% of the MSCI EM Index.
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No market correction ahead, say fund buyers
Investors in Denmark are almost universally bullish about European equities. Though sentiment towards US equities is considerably less buoyant, a market correction isn’t thought to be an imminent threat.
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UBS slashes fees on fixed income ETF range after AuM soars
UBS Asset Management has slashed the fee on its ETF Barclays fund after attracting $470m (€437m) of inflows in less than seven months.