Europe
ECB cut would boost peripheral sovereign bonds – Pioneer
The expected 10 basis point rate cut by the European Central Bank this week would provide a “big boost” to peripheral sovereign markets such as Italy, according to Tanguy Le Saout, head of European fixed income at Pioneer Investments.
FEIFA teams with Moneycorp for FX services
The Federation for European Independent Financial Advisers (FEIFA) has established a partnership with foreign exchange and international payments platform Moneycorp.
Vote for Brexit to bash Brussels bureaucrats – Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis would find it hard to resist voting for Brexit if he were British, he said at a Pan-European Congress hosted by International Adviser’s sister publication Expert Investor in Rome last Friday. However, his wish is not going to materialise, congress delegates believe.
Custodian on the evolution of the life insurance market
Tom Olander, a director of Custodian Life, talks clients, technology, growth and the trends that are now shaping the life insurance market.
ANALYSIS: Time running out for Europe’s closet trackers
With returns from European equities distinctly harder to come by than during the QE inspired climb last year, active funds falling short in active share terms are going to find investors less forgiving.