Kit Klarenberg

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Institutional investors place growth hopes in illiquid assets

Major asset allocation decisions by institutional investors will see more demand for illiquid assets, according to a study. Globally, 72% of institutional investors surveyed said...

Target DFMs, Cerulli tells asset managers

Asset managers need to build wider relationships in order to gain from rising levels of investment management outsourcing by independent financial advisers (IFAs), Cerrulli...

MARKET REVIEW: Movers and shakers in the ETF world

Kit Klarenberg assesses newcomers to the industry, the market share of incumbents, investment flows and product launches over the past 12 months. ETFs are currently...

ADVENTURES: A strange and frightening world

If it sometimes seems as if there’s an ETF covering every conceivable market, industry or commodity, it’s because there probably is. While it’s possible...

ETF sales drive asset growth in October

Positive market movements in tandem with net new inflows led to increased exchange-traded fund assets under management in Europe in October, rising to €483.8...

Millennials as concerned about ESG as returns

Millennials are more likely to place greater importance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors than older investors, and rank them as highly as...

Real assets to outperform next year

Donald Trump’s commitment to infrastructure investments means real assets are set to outperform in 2017, according to ETF Securities. Real assets - assets such as...

Women still under-represented in fund management

A Morningstar report has found women are vastly outnumbered by men in the ranks of fund management, not only in absolute terms but also...

CPS: 80% of UK fund industry pointless

The Centre for Policy Studies, the influential UK think tank, has said 80% of active funds are irrelevant, and urged pension schemes to adopt...

Irish funds industry pitches for UK repatriates

At an event in London last Friday attended by around 600 finance professionals, the Irish funds industry made a clear pitch to UK firms...

BlackRock fund management chair Stenning to depart

Tony Stenning, chief executive of BlackRock Fund Managers in the UK and a retirement business leader at the firm, is to leave BlackRock after...

European Parliament to issue retail green paper

The European Parliament said green finance and consumer protection should be put “centre-stage” in EU financial services legislation. MEPs voted yesterday on a Green Paper...

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