Schroders
Schroders launches European sustainable fund
The fund will consider firms that are labelled ‘improving’ and those with sector-leading sustainability profiles
Selectors ‘need to grill managers on ESG’
It’s vital that fund buyers interrogate managers on their ESG process and go beyond what ratings can provide
Alternatives | 26 Sep 18
Selectors need to look beyond Ucits
Fund buyers should consider alternative investment funds to take advantage of illiquid assets that the Ucits structure cannot support
Most investors find sustainable investing challenging: survey
European and Asian investors find sustainable investing more challenging than their North American and Latin American peers
The worst performing UK income funds
Kevin Murphy and Nick Kirrage’s Schroder Income fund has seen the largest negative move in Sanlam UK’s biannual Income Study.
Alternatives | 25 Jan 18
Schroders launches alternative Ucits
Schroders has launched its alternative strategies fund, Schroder GAIA Wellington Pagosa, with aims to provide investors a diversified consistent return stream.
ANALYSIS: When will the next market correction hit?
It has now been almost two years since we last saw equity or credit markets fall by more than 5%. Investors are sanguine markets will continue their relentless rally for the time being.
The merits of sustainable investing – fund selectors disagree with clients
The majority of retail investors see sustainable investing primarily as a means to achieve higher returns, according to a poll by Schroders. Professional fund selectors are taking a different stance.
Macroeconomic Outlook | 25 Sep 17
Asset managers make U-turn on Mifid II research costs
The British asset manager Schroders and its German peer Union Investment announced on Friday they would absorb all external research costs under Mifid II. Both companies had previously said they would pass some of these costs on to clients.
Corporate Bonds | 14 Sep 17
ANALYSIS: Have hurricanes blown away cat bond credibility?
Investors were bracing for the worst when the Swiss Re Cat Bond Index plummeted 15% in the wake of hurricane Irma. But the unprecedented damage caused could actually be a blessing in disguise for the asset class.