‘Greta effect’ grips fund buyers as ESG engagement soars
£30bn has flowed into funds rated ‘high’ in Morningstar’s sustainability rating over past three years
Last Word Research
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Are fund selectors buying into the private assets hype?
Last Word Research gauges appetite for private equity, private debt and infrastructure
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How ESG fund managers can stand out from the crowd
Last Word Research asked 110 fund buyers what they want from ESG funds
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Woodford dampens European selector enthusiasm for illiquids
‘We would ideally not hold any illiquid assets in our client portfolios’
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Investors pick Asia over US as Trump pushes on with trade war
Last Word Research highlights the asset classes fund selectors currently favour
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Global market turmoil sees UK investors seek sanctuary in EM
GEM equities enjoyed the largest rate of net buying among professional investors in Q4
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The second coming of Japanese equities
Nikkei 225 has risen more than 140% since Abe took office
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Upended correlations put convertibles at risk
Investors need to ‘tread carefully’ with prospect of surging bond yields
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US mid-terms could spark infrastructure spend
A better balance of power could lead to a stable infrastructure plan
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UK fund selector sentiment sinks on ‘inept’ Brexit negotiations
Professional investors shift to cash as sentiment moves in line with European average
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‘Difficult road ahead’ for absolute return as investors dump funds
Outflows hit £6.2bn in September following Gam saga and volatility spike
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UK and Europe at odds over illiquid assets
European investors catching up with UK counterparts who were early adopters of illiquids