About 31% of fund assets in Europe have been classified under SFDR as article 8 or 9, with 28% as 8 and 3% as 9. The key findings of the (non-yet-published) ALFI European Sustainable Funds Study 2021 were presented online on 15 June, confirming that …

La Financière de L'Echiquier (LFDE) wants to gain a foothold in the Netherlands, following in the footsteps of Belgium and Luxembourg. The boutique manager from France focuses on medium-sized pension funds and wholesale in the Netherlands. The French …

The net inflow of investment funds in the world exceeded EUR 1 trillion in a single quarter for the first time in history. This is according to the analysis of the European Interest Group for Asset Managers (Efama). In its latest quarterly report, the …

At the 14th Investment Forum of Luxembourg-based life insurance specialist OneLife, global equity funds were the most popular. Bond funds seem to have fallen out of favour. The forum was held over two days for a (limited) live audience while absentees …

Leading European digital banks now have nearly 100m customers. This is according to research by Accenture presented at a ABBL online roundtable on 10 June entitled “Neobanks: An opportunity behind each threat”. Even if one-in-six of the continent’s …

At launch in 2017, the Responsible Horizon Euro Corporate Bond Fund was one of the first bond funds with a focus on sustainability. The fund has since achieved solid outperformance, but this is not due to the sustainability filters the fund applies, …

“Spac share prices slump as enthusiasm wanes”, announced the Financial Times on 2 May. “A reckoning for Spacs: will regulators deflate the boom?”, the newspaper warned on 4 May. “The SPAC Bubble Is Bursting", according to an investment news website in …

If Europe’s nations decide to enforce different local guidelines when it comes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) it would be detrimental not just to asset managers but also investors, industry insiders have warned. The SFDR came into …

“Focus on quality. Anticipate four structural trends that will dominate our lives in the years to come. Hyper-growth stocks are not recommended at this time because of the sharp rise in valuations. And be cautious about equity and bond markets.” This is …

The momentum score of value stocks is on the rise as a result of the recovery of financials, energy and a strong performance of the basic materials sector. If value stocks become momentum stocks, this could give an extra boost to the style rotation that …

Is SFDR encouraging greenwashing? Some early evidence

LFDE: Conquering the Netherlands with niche thematic strategies

Efama: Q1 funds net inflow exceeds 1 trillion

OneLife Investment Forum: equity funds win over bonds

Neobank challenge on the horizon

Outperformance not due to ESG integration

Luxembourg benefits from controversial SPACs

Concern over divergence on sustainability rules

Oddo BHF: we avoid hyper-growth stocks

Momentum score value stocks could boost style rotation