Europe
Liontrust launches European smaller companies fund
Specialist fund management group Liontrust has launched a European smaller companies fund with the aim of achieving long-term capital growth by investing primarily in pan-European smaller companies.
Time to top up on European equities?
Recent eurozone data has certainly given investors something to think about. Should the action that follows this thinking be to increase the weighting of European equities in their portfolios?
Spain under fire to harmonise tax regimes across regions
Pressure is mounting on the Spanish government to introduce a nationwide tax system to address “substantial tax disparities” between the country’s 17 autonomous regions.
Spain retains wealth tax quashing hopes of ‘promised abolition’
Spain has confirmed there will be no changes to income or wealth taxes in 2017, despite political instability in recent months giving hope that a controversial wealth tax would finally be lifted.
Alternatives | 30 Jan 17
FundRock targets European growth with Dublin office
FundRock Management Company has opened an office in Dublin, as part of wider the firm’s European expansion plans and to capture growing demand arising from the Brexit vote.