Investment
Sanlam switches on AI in ‘world first’ for fund industry
Sanlam has claimed it is now offering the world’s first ever balanced fund run by artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Investment | 14 Jun 17
Trump’s Paris exit throws up problems for ESG bond managers
US president Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement may result in securities issued by the US government becoming ineligible for ESG investors, experts say. But ESG fund managers are reluctant to disengage.
Macro Views | 13 Jun 17
ANALYSIS: Prepare for the ‘new normal’ of rising UK inflation
Any hopes the Bank of England could soon hike interest rates have been dashed after news of the UK’s soaring inflation emerged on Tuesday, so should we settle in for the ‘new normal’ of an inflationary world?
Investment | 13 Jun 17
ETF assets surpass $4 trillion milestone
Record inflows in May powered total assets invested in exchange trade funds (ETFs) around the world across the $4trn mark. And Europe is picking up the pace.
ANALYSIS: Margin pressure points to more fund group M&A
The headlines say fund groups’ profits fell, but what else can we learn from McKinsey & Company’s Asset Management 2017 report into the European funds industry?