The track record starting point
What's the place of a fund's track record in the fund selection process?
What's the place of a fund's track record in the fund selection process?
While European net wealth exceeded its pre-crisis peak in 2013, reaching a new all-time high of 56trn, concentration of wealth across Europe has risen significantly.
Since summer last year, the correlation between high yield and emerging market bonds has reversed.
European investors pulled out a net 5bn from USD corporate high yield funds alone in July.
European investors have suddenly started to pour in money into corporate bonds in June, while net inflows into high yield bond funds collapsed.
Appetite for EM debt is returning after an exodus last year that was sparked by the start of Fed-tapering talk.
Europe’s high net worth individuals have increased their weighting to alternative investments by almost 50% over the course of the past year, according to research by Capgemini.
According to Morningstar data, European investors have increased their weighting to long-short European equities significantly.