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The bloated balloon of cash that hit funds in January was pricked in May and has been leaking ever since. This month the leak got worse and near-drained the balloon dry of its contents.
The bloated balloon of cash that hit funds in January was pricked in May and has been leaking ever since. This month the leak got worse and near-drained the balloon dry of its contents.
As the chill wind of negative sentiment crept up the spine of legacy fund assets, product innovation remained warm and bubbly. Developers brought 222 new funds to market, which was actually more than we have seen since the golden days of January. With closures added in there was …
October lived up to its reputation as an unlucky month for investment professionals. Expectations of a market bounce were thwarted as the Halloween effect took hold, and spooked investors fled long-term active funds, leaving product providers bloodied but unbowed. Even in dire times the competitive spirit is alive …
The bloated balloon of cash that hit funds in January was pricked in May and has been leaking ever since. This month the leak got worse and near-drained the balloon dry of its contents.
The cards are stacked against UK fund managers at the moment. Not only are they suffering from the uncertainties caused by Brexit but investor confidence is also being shaken by concerns about a global trade war. Sell-offs in global markets led to a month of record outflows from …
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Swedish asset managers had more than just Mifid 2 to think about as 2018 dawned – January also saw the implementation of a new rule forcing funds there to report their management of various sustainability aspects. Along with a handful of other countries, Sweden has long been at …
