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Investment trade body backs report calling for greater use of private capital to boost European economy

Mark Latham -

A report calling for the greater use of private capital to boost European economies has been backed by the pan-European trade body for the...

European ETFs hit record high assets under management in Q1 2024

Piyasi Mitra -

The ETF and exchange-traded commodity (ETC) market witnessed inflows totalling €44.5 billion. While this is a slight dip from the €47.4 billion recorded in...

LGIM launches energy transition ETF focused on sustainable commodities

Piyasi Mitra -

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched the L&G Energy Transition Commodities Ucits ETF offering exposure to "commodity groups central to the energy...

Bitcoin halving to increase institutional investors, survey shows

Nik Pratt -

More than two-thirds (69%) of institutional investors and wealth managers believe that the upcoming halving of bitcoin will increase investment in the cryptocurrency. This is...

Quintet partners with BlackRock to launch multi-manager funds

Piyasi Mitra -

Quintet Private Bank, the Luxembourg-based parent company of UK's Brown Shipley, has introduced the first in a series of multi-manager Ucits funds in collaboration...

Taskforce calls on EU, UK and Switzerland to align on T+1

Nik Pratt -

A European task force has called on the EU, UK and Switzerland to coordinate their implementation of a shortened settlement cycle. The call comes in...

Transition finance hindered by knowledge gaps and alignment issues, research shows

Piyasi Mitra -

A report published by the CFA Institute Research and Policy Centre has highlighted the challenges implicit in transition finance as a mechanism for the...

Emerging markets hedge fund capital gains led by AI and cryptocurrency

Piyasi Mitra -

Emerging Markets hedge funds carried their year-end surge into 2024, buoyed by expectations of falling inflation and interest rates and a stronger global economy. The...

ETF inflows outstrip mutual funds in first two months

Nick Fitzpatrick -

ETFs gathered more than twice the amount of inflows in the first two months of the year than mutual funds, according to estimates just...

Cornwall pension scheme invests in firm’s energy transition fund

Nick Fitzpatrick -

An energy transition fund targeting £500 million has gained £40 million from a UK local authority pension scheme. Cornwall Pension Fund has committed to investing...

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