Short-term fund flows are known for their capricious nature. And recent months have shown that rule still holds. While flows into European equity funds were close to record highs in autumn last year, they have since edged deeply into negative territory.
Category: Europe
Brexit woes provide buying opportunity for UK equities
With investors cutting back on United Kingdom equities allocations amid fears about Brexit, an enticing contrarian opportunity is emerging.
Brace yourself for Brexit
Recent reports from those favouring Britain to stay in the EU suggest a Brexit of any sort would be severely damaging to the UK economy. We assess what will be in store for investors if it happens, and how to Brexit-proof your portfolios.
Brexit: UCITS restructuring just one of the big unknowns
UCITS products may need to be “radically restructured” should the UK vote for Brexit, law firm Hogan Lovells has said.
Flows flee European equity post ECB corporate QE – BAML
European equity funds reported $4.8bn (€4.2bn) in outflows last week, the largest in 80 weeks, Bank of America Merrill Lynch revealed on Friday.
UK wealth managers want to stay in EU
British wealth managers will overwhelmingly vote to remain in the EU on the 23rd of June, a poll at a London investment conference revealed.
Brexit worries widen gap between European and UK equities
Global asset managers have favoured European equities over their UK counterparts since autumn 2014, according to Expert Investor fund manager sentiment data. The advent of the Brexit referendum only seems to widen the gap.
Why is Yanis Varoufakis not a eurosceptic?
In this Q&A session, filmed at Expert Investor’s Pan-European Congress, Yanis Varoufakis reveals exclusively why he is not a eurosceptic. He also explains why he admires Wolfgang Schäuble, and much more.
European small caps: escape the closing jaws of death
Ken Nicholson, head of European equities at Mirabaud Asset Management, recalls how he was approached by Mirabaud last year to set up a European small cap equity fund whilst snorkelling off the Australian coast. In this interview, he explains why he eventually joined Mirabaud, and how he is preparing to escape the closing jaws of death…
Voting for Brexit to bash Brussels bureaucrats – tempting to Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis would find it hard to resist voting for Brexit if he were British, he said at Expert Investor’s Pan-European Congress in Rome last Friday. However, his wish is not going to materialise, congress delegates believe.
