Catherine Lafferty

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Investors “under-allocated” in emerging market debt

Investors are “under-allocated” to emerging market bonds despite the asset class offering good prospects in a challenging rate environment, a report said. According to ‘Investor...

Amundi hires chief responsible investment officer

French asset manager Amundi has appointed Stanislas Pottier as chief responsible investment officer. The newly created position is an indication of the mainstreaming and increased...

Invesco unveils floating rate notes ETFs

Invesco is launching three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for investors concerned by rising interest rates. The ETFs provide passive exposure to floating rate notes (FRNs), a...

ESG pressure on pension schemes to intensify

Pressure on pension schemes to adopt environment, social and governance (ESG) objectives will make it harder for pension trustees to ignore the issue, pension...

European funds drained as Italian politics rocks markets

Italian political drama rocked European markets in the last week of May as record amounts drained away from Italian equity funds, data showed. According to...

VanEck Europe hires ETF product manager

New York-based investment house VanEck has hired Dominik Schmaus as a product manager in its European exchange-traded fund (ETF) business. The boosting of its European...

Vontobel buys Swiss private bank

A large wealth management deal in Switzerland is seeing Vontobel acquiring private bank Notenstein La Roche from Raiffeisen Switzerland. Vontobel – which runs wealth and...

LSE welcomes bond and ‘put options’ ETFs

Two US firms have made separate exchange-traded fund (ETF) listings on the London Stock Exchange, including Vanguard with a product that adds to development...

Fund managers sound note of doom over Italy

Fund managers have reacted with concern to Italian political events. A hitherto obscure law professor has been appointed Italy’s new prime minister and there...

Goldman Sachs AM offers mid-year outlook

With investors eyes fixed on central banks’ monetary policy, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has taken an overweight position on European rates while it...

GWM Investment Management takes stake in Optimus Capital

Boutique wealth manager GWM Investment Management has taken a majority stake in Optimus Capital for an undisclosed sum. The two London-based firms will be based...

Public data charts crisis-to-recovery fund sales for first time

European open-ended funds saw outflows of over €13 billion in 2008 turn into sales of €178 billion last year, according to publicly available flow...

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