In this video interview, Andrew Summers, head of fund selection at Investec Wealth & Investment, talks about his fondness of funds with a strong manager at the helm.
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Turning up the heat on active managers
Active managers are under fire from all sides. Regulators in the Nordic countries are leading the attack on closet trackers, and cheaper ETFs are eating market share. Fund selectors are looking on this favourably, though the asset management example is not followed by the wholesale sector in every European country.
Absolute return – an actor with many masks
There are two types of absolute return funds, and there are only 40 alternative Ucits funds to pass the hedge fund test. As a matter of fact, absolute return funds are far from a straightforward concept.
Distributor roundtable An alternative future
EIE’s editor Dylan Emery invited four of the most senior fund distributors in Europe to discuss industry trends. The conversation revealed that absolute return does not only top fund selectors’ buy lists. It also dominates the agenda of asset management companies.
Deflation threat played down at Luxembourg
On the day Mario Draghi announced a historical interest rate cut for the Eurozone, the panellists at Expert Investor Luxembourg trivialised deflationary risks for the currency union.
