Almost one-third of continental European fund selectors plan to increase their absolute return allocation
Author Archives: Jassmyn Goh
Jassmyn reported from Sydney to New York to Jakarta before joining Expert Investor. She was most recently Features Editor at Money Management and Super Review in Sydney.
First State launches China A Shares fund
Ireland-domiciled Ucits fund will take bottom up stock picking approach to Chinese equities integrated with ESG
Biotech boom reinvigorates healthcare investment
Pharmaceuticals used to dominate healthcare sector, but focus has shifted towards innovation and disruption
Top Nordic ESG fund not available in Denmark
Ahead of World Environment Day, we look at which Nordic ESG-focused funds top the performance charts
Norway’s largest pension fund divests from alcohol and gambling
KLP has sold out of 42 alcohol and 55 gambling firms and will also shun investments in pornography
Gender-focused funds on rise but data scarce
It remains difficult to find gender data related to profit and loss at a company, according to AXA IM
European ETFs to reach €2trn AUM by 2024
One-fifth of Europe’s fund selectors keen to allocate to index funds over the next year, data shows
Selectors expect to raise EM holdings amid US-China trade war
Emerging markets and Asia ex Japan equities most popular asset classes for fund buyers, data shows
Fund returns hit by gender diversity failure
Only 14% of European equity funds have at least one female fund manager, according to data
Nordic selectors find better returns in illiquids
Illiquid strategies deemed cheaper with better opportunities as popularity rises in Last Word’s quarterly survey
