Browse some of our latest content below
-
Opinions & Features
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 …
-
Opinions & Features
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 …
-
Opinions & Features
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, …
Latest Webcast
Opinions and features
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 …
Market Focus
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 …
Distributor commentary
“I think that the low-interest-rate environment will have an effect in this regard, in that it should lead to the launch of products that suit the requirements a of such a scenario. Other factors that could come into play would be the carrying out of structural reforms in countries - Greece, for example - where such measures have yet to be effected, and the removal of political risk as a threat to market stability over the next few years. ”
Drivers of change: Spain, Funds of funds management
Net sales history of active long-term funds (€m)
Infographic of the month: August
See our snapshot of this month's activity
Download
Crack the code of European fund markets
Have access to all the latest forecasts and analysis on European fund movements, wherever you are.