‘Free-riding’ passive investors under central bank scrutiny
Passive investors pay scant regard to the fundamentals of individual securities and free-ride on the work of active investors with implications for financial stability, price discovery and index correlation, according to a paper from the Bank of International Settlements.
Deutsche Bank eyes €1.8bn asset management IPO
Deutsche Bank has set a price of €7.2bn (£6.4bn, $8.9bn) on its asset management arm, DWS, as it details the price per share for its partial listing on the subsidiary.
Investment | 8 Mar 18
Robeco latest to stub out tobacco investments
Robeco has followed in the footsteps of BNP Paribas Asset Management to divest from tobacco across its fund range.
FCA leaves pension providers in the dark on climate risk
Pension providers have called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide clarity about their obligations in managing climate risk in contract-based pensions and for the regulator to better align itself with The Pensions Regulator, which oversees trust-based pensions.
Could Trump’s tariffs derail global growth?
Donald Trump’s announcement that the US will introduce import duties on steel and aluminium is being described as a how-to move on triggering a stock sell-off, with industry-heavy funds and indices set to suffer from the protectionist move.