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Financial adviser boss warns “backward-looking” ESG movement could harm wealth

News that oil, coal and natural gas will play a less dominant role in global energy is being used to warn investors that “anti-ESG”...

Article 9 funds buck September’s wider outflows

Article 9 ESG funds were inflow-winners in September, in an otherwise negative month for fund flows. Funds categorised as Article 9 – the highest level...

‘Buy’ rating re-iterated for troubled Liontrust

Investment bank Peel Hunt has given a ‘buy’ rating to Liontrust Asset Management, the asset manager that tried to buy Switzerland’s GAM. Following outflows £1.6...

Rise in institutional investment fund fees likely due to inflation

Institutional investors, in some cases, have seen a rise in the fees they pay for investment funds, which is thought to be due to...

Greenwashing: EU to ban generic environmental claims

ESG claims such “environmentally friendly” are to be banned from product marketing in the EU. The law comes as part of an anti-greenwashing package that...

ETFs capture third highest YTD inflow on record and remain above $10trn

Global ETF assets under management (AUM) were buoyed by high August inflows to stay above the $10 trillion mark. ETFGI, which collects ETF data, said...

Make investor disclosures “digital by default”, IA tells EU

Investor disclosures should be made “digital by default”, said the UK’s main funds trade body. The Investment Association (IA) announced a number of proposals aimed...

Worldwide investment fund AUM rises

Bond funds drove high fund inflows in the second quarter, with some investors expecting opportunities to gain capital appreciation from bond prices as interest...

Macquarie names head of wealth distribution

Macquarie Asset Management has announced the appointment of Henry Middleton to the position of managing director and head of wealth distribution for Europe, the...

Alfi 2023: Charting fund distribution’s future

Alfi's distribution conference is back, uniting global experts in Luxembourg, and Funds Europe has garnered insights on key topics from industry experts, including digital...

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