The announcement by the Icelandic government last week that it is planning to lift the capital controls on the island can already now be seen as a watershed moment for local fund selector polls, at the Expert Investor Iceland held last week in Reykjavik revealed.
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Icelandic fund selectors want to join euro
Although the Icelandic economy is back on a steady growth path, with GDP growth at 1.9% in 2014, strict capital controls, a relic of the banking crisis which struck the country in 2008, are still in place. Since autumn 2008, Icelandic investors have not been able to move any of their capital out of Iceland. […]
Market turbulence leaves mark on Fund Picker
The market volatility of recent months has led to a radical shift in fortunes for the participants in EIE’s Fantasy Fund Picker Competition.
“Iceland might have to adopt euro to lift capital controls” – Egill Brynjolfsson, part 2 of 2
Egill Darri Brynjólfsson from Landsbref Bank in Reykjavik talks with EIE editor Dylan Emery about the implications of the capital controls for Icelandic investors.
Egill Brynjolfsson on the attractiveness of European equities – part 1 of 2
European equities are a much better proposition than US equities, says Egill Darri Brynjólfsson from Landsbref Bank in Iceland.
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At the EIE Iceland event, developed market equity managers all agreed that EM growth is still what investors should be chasing
Expert Investor Iceland June 2014
This gallery features a slideshow of photos taken during the Expert Investor Europe Iceland event in June 2014.
Iceland fund selectors have enough
Iceland’s fund selectors are keen to join the EU and to step up their allocation to international equities, but both wishes seem far away dreams.
Expert Investor Iceland voting results
1.) For European equities, do you prefer (Multiple Choice) Small-cap17% Large cap50% No preference33% 2.) For European equities, do you prefer (Multiple Choice) Growth44% Value39% No preference17% 3.) For US equities, do you prefer (Multiple Choice) Small-cap17% Large cap56% No preference28% 4.) For US equities, do you prefer (Multiple […]
market insight iceland q2 2014
Iceland’s fund selectors prefer to invest the bulk of their limited foreign currency exposure in global equities.