Investment
Singapore’s asset management industry up 7% in 2016
Singapore’s asset management industry saw healthy growth of 7% last year, with managed assets hitting S$2.7trn ($1.96trn, $2.5trn, €2.23trn), according to new figures from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
Investment | 6 Jul 17
ANALYSIS: In the world of ESG how easy is it being green?
With melting ice caps and dwindling fossil fuel reserves, it’s easy to see why some £87bn (€99bn, $112bn) of assets have been funnelled into ethical and sustainable funds – but how wary should investors be when opting to put money into these strategies?
Investors switch to trackers in European equity markets
Following the French elections, investors have swapped actively managed single country equity funds for index trackers.
Investment | 6 Jul 17
UK investors pile into bonds and sell down UK equities
Investors piled into the IA Sterling Strategic Bond sector in May, while UK equity funds experienced a net retail outflow of £479m ($642m, €566m), according to the latest IA statistics.
Investment | 6 Jul 17
Ultra-wealthy missing out on ‘huge returns’
Risk averse high-net worth investors are losing out on significant returns, as more than a third of the average portfolio is held in cash new analysis by UBS has revealed.