Bond valuation concerns hit record high
Bonds have hit their highest overvaluation levels for more than 14 years, according to a survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Europe
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European ETF assets to double by 2019
The European exchange-traded fund space is set to more than double within the next five years, BlackRock has said.
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Man GLG launches European mid-cap fund
Man GLG, the discretionary investment management business of Man Group, has launched the Man GLG European Mid-Cap Equity Alternative Fund, managed by Moni Sternbach.
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IFA demand helps ETFs steam ahead
A growing trend by financial advisers to use European Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to build specialised portfolios is helping boost demand for the product which marks its 15th anniversary later this month.
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Italy and tech biggest small cap winners
Italian and tech companies made the biggest share price gains among European small caps during March, according to Euromoney Indices.
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Three industries to prosper as Europe recovers
While much of the recovery in European stock markets in recent years has been driven by multiple expansion, we are now starting to see encouraging signs of earnings progress.
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Chasing yield not the answer in Europe
For the first time Nick Davis, manager of the Polar Capital European Income Fund, is overweight the UK.
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Sector report Banking on it
The European banking sector is currently in a holding pattern. Uncertainty around Greece and the low interest environment are holding the sector back.
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European funds take centre stage
Greek ministers will this week present a list of reforms in an effort to appease the countrys creditors and release aid, a reminder that while the eurozone story has moved on fundamental concerns remain.
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Have European equities run their race already
As money floods into European equities funds the markets seem to be playing ball.
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Wave of overseas money
The European equities space is poised to receive a wave of foreign capital as overseas investors run out of reasons not to buy, said Tony Lanning, manager of JP Morgan Asset Managements Fusion fund range.
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FTSE deep into the red on Greece worries
The FTSE 100 index has fallen sharply this morning as investors fretted over the implications of a rebound in the price of crude oil and the lack of progress in Greeces talks with its creditors.
