European ETF industry suffered net outflows for first since February 2016 as investors fret over global slowdown
Tag: Refinitiv Lipper
Bond funds bounce back in Europe
Despite rebounding equities and low interest rates, fixed income funds were best-selling asset class in February
Rate freeze ‘could hit convertible issuance’
Slowing growth and shift in central bank rates policy could have impact on hybrid securities market
Refinitiv: 2018 marks crisis for European fund industry
€62.3bn pulled from long-term funds, writes Detlef Glow, head of Lipper EMEA research at Refinitiv
Investors turn to cash as storm clouds gather
Despite meagre returns, October saw the highest monthly flows into money market funds in over a decade at €52.5bn
Selectors in the dark on ESG criteria
Rating agencies at odds with UN body over ESG definition, EC sustainable framework decision key
Fund sales in Europe plummet in 1H
Total fund sales for the first half of year across Europe was €59.8bn about six times lower than €362.4bn first-half sales in 2017. But ETF market share hits record high, according to Thomson Reuters Lipper data.
Emerging markets demand slumps to three-year low
Global emerging market (GEM) equities have been one of the most popular asset classes among pan-European fund selectors since Q3 2015 – but demand dropped dramatically during Q2 2018.
Iberian fund selectors cool on passive funds
Iberian fund selectors’ appetite for index-tracking products took a sharp dip in the first quarter as volatility shook the markets.
Dollar beats sterling as money market funds start 2018 strongly
US dollar denominated money market funds topped the charts in terms of inflows for January this year, while UK sterling funds saw the biggest outflows from this sector, according to the latest Thomson Reuters Lipper data.
