The European fund industry began the last quarter of the year with a flying start, as net sales of long-term funds soared to a heady €35bn in October on the back of renewed investor enthusiasm, and a final bid to squeeze some additional performance into portfolios before year …
Institutional funds have been a big launch trend for some time, especially in the UK as local government pension schemes consolidate and look to invest via a fund structure. The top launch this month was FP Brunel Emerging Markets Equity, which gathered €1.1bn of net flows. This fund …
BlackRock extended its lead in October, almost doubling the takings of nearest competitor PIMCO and smashing its June intake of €4.6bn. With more than half of the top-20 leaderboard posting sales in excess of €1bn, it was an encouraging month for the industry, or at least the behemoths, …
Despite interest rates being at all-time lows, the savings market appears to be at an all-time high. It might seem counter-intuitive, but the low interest rate era is having little impact on French investors' propensity to save — the household savings rate is, in fact, 1% higher than …
After a bumpy start to the month, the Swiss Market Index, along with other markets, rallied thereafter, gaining 1.4% by the end of October. Swiss investors, apparently trusting in the resilience of economic indicators, continued shopping for equities, topping European sales in this category with a healthy net …
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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 …
