EFAMA
Fixed income still the dominant force in Europe
The latest monthly report from the European Fund and Asset Management Association shows fixed income is still the region’s prefered asset class for retail investors.
ltro shores investor confidence says efama
Sales of Ucits funds surged in the first quarter of 2012, after a level of confidence returned to investors following the European Central Banks decision to launch the longer-term refinancing operation (LTRO).
North America | 14 Feb 12
efama calls for further refinement of fatca regs
The European Fund and Asset Management Association today called on the US to further refine the rules it is proposing for the implementation of FATCA, although it acknowledged that the most recent set of draft regulations aimed at cracking down on offshore tax evasion addressed “many” of its original concerns.
european investors redeem 100bn euros net in 2011
The trend of net monthly Ucits fund outflows amounting to billions of euros in the past calendar year lessened towards the end of 2011, with bond funds seeing net inflows in December for the first time since the summer.
irish funds exceed 1trn for first time
The assets of investment funds domiciled in Ireland surpassed the 1trn (£830bn, $1.28trn) mark at the end of November last year, an increase of 40% on the assets held at the end of November 2009.