Investment
‘Friendly’ markets a boon for European fund flows
Morningstar data shows European equity funds saw net inflows of €3.4bn (£2.9bn, $3.6bn) in February with equity ETFs performing well on the back of positive markets, with net inflows of €6.4bn.
Emerging Markets | 31 Mar 17
Time to look again at Emerging Markets, says Invesco
The prospect of steadily rising global growth and ongoing monetary policy support has set the stage for emerging markets to do well in 2017, says Julie Salsbery, senior client portfolio manager, multi sector fixed income at Invesco.
Asset managers turn sour on Anglo-Saxon equities
With Theresa May formally triggering the start of the process that will take the UK out of the European Union, UK equity sentiment hit another record low. Return expectations for US equities also fell into negative territory.
Investment | 30 Mar 17
Why a high conviction strategy suits the times
If 2016 taught investors anything it was that the market’s response to macroeconomic events is unpredictable at best. History tells us Donald Trump’s election and the Brexit vote should have derailed markets, but they proved remarkably resilient.
MSCI changes tack on including China A-share in indexes
Index provider MSCI has outlined new proposals designed to overcome issues preventing it from adding the shares of mainland Chinese companies to several key equity indexes, which should effectively allow a limited number of stocks to be included.