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Equity strategies extend three-year losing streak

23 April 2024

Outflows persisted across most UK fund asset classes last month and equity strategies extended their losses, having not seen a quarter of net inflows since the third quarter of 2021. Morningstar’s monthly UK Fund Flows report for March, published today, also found that: Redemptions from passive strategies were less severe...

Deployment speed is key obstacle to investing in renewables, survey finds

Speed of deployment is the main obstacle to investing in renewables infrastructure, according to a survey of UK pension funds and insurers. The study, commissioned...

23 April 2024

WisdomTree launches US quality growth Ucits ETF

US-based exchange-traded product specialist WisdomTree has launched an ETF that seeks to track the performance of US large-cap high-growth companies. The US Quality Growth Ucits...

23 April 2024

Equity and multi-strategy hedge funds lead Q1 2024 recovery

Hedge funds kicked off 2024 with their "best quarter since the pandemic", according to data from the Citco group of companies. Equity and multi-strategy funds...

22 April 2024

Pictet launches Eltif focused on co-investments in environmental technology

Pictet Alternative Advisors has launched a strategy offering investors access to "innovative environmental technology investments across private markets". The fund, Pictet Private Assets SICAV – Environment...

22 April 2024

Tabula launches ESG-focused physical gold ETC

European ETF provider Tabula Investment Management Limited has launched an ESG-focused physical gold ETC, the first exchange-traded physical gold product to offer "full traceability...

22 April 2024

Cardano appoints Guinevere Taylor as head of LGPS relationships

Cardano, the investment management and advisory business, has appointed Guinevere Taylor to the new role of head of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Relationships. Taylor...

22 April 2024

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Luxembourg is one of the world’s premiere centres for cross-border distribution of investment funds. Read our special regional coverage, coinciding with the annual ALFI European Asset Management Conference.

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By Joseph Latini, chief commercial officer, MUFG Investor Services For several years, rising interest rates, inflation, and geopolitical uncertainty resulted in fewer deals, fewer exits, delayed...

Europe’s ETF market to hit €2.5trn by 2030 – Lipper

Assets under management (AuM) for Europe’s ETF industry reached an all-time high in 2023, according to market data provider Lipper. Assets increased to reach €1.564...

Europe’s T+1 dilemma

Jens Schmidt at EY Luxembourg is among some who say t+1 could hinder deeper changes that are needed in capital markets. Nicholas Pratt talks...

Fixed income ETFs see “subdued” inflows in February

Inflows into fixed income ETFs decelerated in February, although the market remains supportive of the asset class in anticipation of rate cuts later this...

Vox pop: “Increased investment volumes” expected for 2024

Higher real estate investment volumes and reaching “peak rate” in central bank policy rates are among the expectations for the property market, hears Piyasi...

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