Macro Views
Macro Views | 28 Mar 16
Over two-thirds of IFAs favour the UK staying in EU – GAM
More than two-thirds of IFAs, or 69%, are in favour of the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union, according to an IFA survey conducted by GAM.
Macro Views | 24 Mar 16
Global open-ended fund assets show consistent growth – Efama
Worldwide assets in open-ended funds were €36.9trn (£29.2trn, $41.3trn) at the end of 2015, having outperformed every quarter in 2014, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama).
Asia the top region among dwindling global fund inflows – Morningstar
Asia showed the strongest organic growth of fund inflows at 18.6% among the regions analysed by Morningstar in its annual research paper on flows.
Macro Views | 23 Mar 16
Two in three advisers see in-house management becoming harder
Two out of three financial advisers (64%) believe it will become increasingly difficult to provide in-house investment management to clients over the coming two years, according to a survey by Investec Wealth and Investment.
Macro Views | 22 Mar 16
Investors must adapt to ‘repeating market cycle’, says BlueBay’s Riley
Investors must adapt to a repeating market cycle of rising global growth fears, subsequent sell-off and rescue by ‘dovish’ central banks, said David Riley of BlueBay Asset Management.