Axa IM restructures research around five themes
Axa Investment Managers (IM) Framlington Equities has restructured its internal research capabilities to integrate five main thematics it believes will impact future returns.
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ESG is suffering an identity crisis
More than £1bn of retail money flowed into ethical funds in 2017, representing the highest annual level of sales for this type of fund ever, but the sector’s progression is stifled by an identity crisis.
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Axa IM launches low cost share class for Lifetime Distribution fund
Axa Investment Managers is offering a “keenly priced” share class for its Lifetime Distribution fund at an estimated 46 basis points ongoing charges figure (OCF).
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Axa Framlington: It’s all about Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday, when consumers take to the web to find bargains, is set to outstrip Black Friday in terms of retail sales, Axa Framlington says.
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Artificial intelligence: fad or future?
Commercial applications for artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are on the rise, but is the sector offering very real investment potential or is it still the stuff of science fiction?
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Investors flock to EM debt in yield-starved world
With most global fixed income markets priced for perfection, investors are flocking to the one yield hold-out left: emerging market debt. But are investors really being compensated for the risk?
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Axa IM launches digital economy fund
Axa Investment Managers has launched an equity fund that invests in companies benefiting from the switch to a digital economy.
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PA ANALYSIS: Credit’s time in the sun is over
Leading bond investors issued separate warnings on Friday that the dual tailwinds credit investors have enjoyed in recent years are about to die down.
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Standard Life ‘simplifies’ adviser platform
Standard Life has announced it will be simplifying its dedicated platform for financial advisers, Elevate, which it bought from Axa early this year.
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Axa IM in rumoured merger talks
Axa Investment Managers’ (IM) parent company is considering putting it forward for a merger, a report has suggested.
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Axa IM adds China bond fund to short duration stable
Axa Investment Managers has launched a China short duration bond fund, which aims to give investors exposure to the 56trn renminbi (€7trn) bond market.
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PA ANALYSIS: Will EU high yield boom survive ECB tapering?
European high yield has had a good run so far this year but can that continue as the European Central Bank turns off the quantitative easing (QE) tap?