UK financial advisers are divided on robo-advice, with over three quarters saying it is not a business threat, while a third – mainly smaller firms – believe it is a top challenge.
UK financial advisers are divided on robo-advice, with over three quarters saying it is not a business threat, while a third – mainly smaller firms – believe it is a top challenge.
A quant manager has dismissed the notion of a bubble in tech stocks, despite soaring prices and a 27% rise in a key index this year.
Two ETF providers have added to the supply of fixed income ETFs. UBS Asset Management (UBS AM) has launched an emerging markets bond product – while in a separate move BlackRock is offering a global bond product.
Fund management group, Liontrust, has posted strong growth in assets under management (AuM) following its acquisition of Alliance Trust Investments.
Jupiter Asset Management has hired a senior convertible bond analyst, saying the asset class is seeing increased demand as investors anticipate the need for downside protection.
Paris-based asset manager Tobam has launched what it claims is Europe’s first bitcoin mutual fund.
London-based real estate investment platform BrickVest has partnered with the Acron Group to offer investments in premium income-producing properties.
Asset managers and pension funds differ in their thoughts about global risk, with asset managers showing more concern about economic issues, a survey indicates.
Investors who are new to ETFs will plough in billions of dollars to these funds in the next three years and more firms will offer them, many industry professionals believe.
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has hired Marcus Miholich for a newly created role as head of its ETF brand, SPDR, in the Nordic countries.
