Lipper

  • lipper more willingness to invest in sept

    lipper more willingness to invest in sept

    Investors demonstrated greater confidence across European mutual funds during September, data from Lipper shows, although attention remained focused on bonds.

  • fund buyers succumb to big is best

    fund buyers succumb to big is best

    The fact the ten most-purchased mutual funds in Europe have attracted nearly a third of total net sales year-to-date points quite the accusatory finger at fund pickers.

  • pa analysis rdr fund costs fee disclosure

    pa analysis rdr fund costs fee disclosure

    Price comparison sites are the norm on the online high street but price transparency does not in itself guarantee a better deal for consumers.

  • pa analysis performance fees continue to fail

    pa analysis performance fees continue to fail

    Research from Lipper asking whether performance fees are “paying their dues” diplomatically says they possibly aren’t. They aren’t.

  • hargreaves lansdown sees performance fee fall

    hargreaves lansdown sees performance fee fall

    Investors through intermediaries can directly influence the fees being charged by funds, with the number charging a performance fee declining in recent years.

  • European fund mergers slow lipper report

    European fund mergers slow lipper report

    The European mutual fund industry continues to consolidate, with 875 funds withdrawn from the market in Q2 and only 417 new products launched, according to the latest Lipper research report.

  • Equity vehicles suffer as fund sales crash

    Equity vehicles suffer as fund sales crash

    European investors withdrew 13.1bn from equity funds in May, while bond funds hit their lowest monthly total inflows of the year at 6.6bn, according to Lipper.

  • q1 2012 sees lowest number of european fund

    q1 2012 sees lowest number of european fund

    The first quarter of 2012 saw the lowest number of European fund launches in a first quarter for five years, according to data released today by Lipper.

  • active for asia and uk

    active for asia and uk

    Active fund managers show a higher level of outperformance when running equity funds invested in Asia Pacific ex-Japan and the UK, while North America and emerging market performance is comparatively weak, says Lipper.

  • investors absolute return concerns forgotten

    investors absolute return concerns forgotten

    Investors put concerns about absolute return funds on the back burner at the start of 2012, as they poured 880m into them in January alone.

  • lipper - fund closures in 2011

    lipper – fund closures in 2011

    Last year saw a contraction in the number of funds for only the second time in the past decade, according to Lipper’s annual European Fund Market Review.

  • uk funds best in breed

    uk funds best in breed

    Mutual funds focused on the UK have performed better and more consistently in the past three years than those investing in any other region, according to data from Lipper.