FCA finds ESG funds ‘not meeting expectations’
Ahead of SDR the UK regulator spotlights ESG inconsistency, and lack of stewardship and governance, in retail funds
Investment
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Blackfinch Group launches infrastructure and property funds
Funds will focus on ‘next generation’ investments
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Liontrust hit by £3.2bn outflow as UK equities funds suffer
Assets under management fell 12% over the six months to £27.7bn.
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PwC: Nine in ten investors doubt corporate sustainability claims
AI was also front of mind for investors surveyed
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Pacific Horizon’s Durrant: Why the US and Europe are the new emerging markets
Balance sheets across the Asia Pacific region are ‘three times’ stronger than they were during the Asian financial crisis, according to the manager
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Janus Henderson: Global dividends slip as oil firms and miners make large cuts
Total payouts down 0.9% to $421.9bn (£338bn)
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Nordea’s Gorgemans: Tapping into the ‘cross credit’ space across Europe
Overcoming the ‘bittersweet credit conundrum’
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FundCalibre’s McDermott: Unmasking the opportunities and risks of the ‘Magnificent Seven’
Is the narrow performance of US tech giants desirable or sustainable?
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Landseer Asset Management absorbs Sanlam’s growth equities team
Boutique will run funds including the £786.3m Sanlam Global AI fund under a sub-investment agreement
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Evelyn Partners cuts equity and credit allocations in favour of cash and government bonds
Firm sees increased uncertainty for risk assets
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JP Morgan to merge UK small and mid cap trusts
Enlarged £430m UK Smaller Companies trust will continue to be managed by Georgina Brittain and Katen Patel
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‘The end is almost in sight’: Gravis’s William MacLeod and Baroness Altmann on cost disclosure breakthrough
First reading of Bill to remove AIFMD classification from investment companies will take place next week