07/03/2014
The survey of 215 German institutional investors, with accumulated assets of around €1.5trn, also found that “concerns about this type of investment are declining significantly”.
07/03/2014
Banks provide more product information through online portals, but investors demand increased functionality around search and selection
07/02/2014
Allocations shifting away from fixed income, says Mariner
Credit and equity market volatility plus expected central bank moves are creating a stronger rates trading environment
07/02/2014
Golf fees VAT-free by David Wilson
Despite the EC’s decision last year that members’ golf clubs should not be charging VAT, HMRC’s continued dithering on VAT-free golf is definitely below ‘par’.
07/02/2014
Eastern European markets offer high growth rates and attractive entry opportunities - Erdinç Benli, Head of Emerging Markets Equities at Swiss & Global AM
ussia and Turkey continue to present opportunities, despite recent rallies
07/02/2014
The next five years will see financial markets enter a new phase, he says, in which central bank stimulus – for so long a positive influence on investor sentiment – will have less of an impact on asset class returns.
07/02/2014
The worst offender was the Global sector, in which just 42% of managers have remained in place for that period, according to FE
07/01/2014
Firms are focusing on two key strategies for growth in the near-term
07/01/2014
Euro area inflation, the UK PMIs and the ECB meeting are the highlights this week.
07/01/2014
The report claims a small number of asset managers and funds have been attracting disproportionate amounts of fund inflows
06/30/2014
Germany is often held up as a perfect example of the development of small to middle sized companies, and much over the years has been written about the success of their "Mittelstand". This has often consisted of smaller to medium sized private c
06/30/2014
The Futurewealth Report 2014, composed by SEI, Scorpio Partnership and NPG Wealth Management, revealed advisers doubled their chances of receiving a referral by simply asking for one.
06/30/2014
Kneip, leading service provider for the fund industry, today announces that it has partnered with AssetLogic to provide the Fund Information Network, offering a major step forward in fund data management.
06/30/2014
David Aird, managing director of UK distribution at Investec, says distributors “want to come onto the asset manager’s turf”
06/30/2014
Esma, which based its research on a dataset covering the 306 largest global hedge funds and their prime brokers between July 2001 to December 2011
06/30/2014
Futurewealth Report Uncovers What It Takes for High-Net-Worth Individuals to Recommend Their Wealth Managers
06/29/2014
According to Deloitte, the financial services group, the number of “gatekeepers” that direct new money flows is falling, hampering the business models of asset managers that miss out on these concentrated flows.
06/29/2014
To return to sustainable and balanced growth, policies need to go beyond their traditional focus on the business cycle
06/27/2014
Global Outlook report recommends that investors reduce their exposure to global fixed income and increase their allocation to cash
06/27/2014
Powerful macroeconomic and political forces continue to provide impetus to globalization, and companies around the world are driven by their strategies to move into new markets and jurisdictions.