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February 12, 2021
Asset Managers

Storytelling gaining importance for fund managers

The story behind an investment fund or asset manager is taking an increasingly important place in the selection process. Performance and price will always matter, but there is more to it than that these days,' said Chris Chancellor of Broadridge this week …
February 11, 2021

EU-UK financial services relations threatened by mistrust

Signs of how the EU will seek to remould its relationship with the UK on financial services are starting to emerge, Yet it’s unclear to what extent this will be a technocratic, economics centred approach or a more political vision. The industry also wants …
February 10, 2021
Asset Allocation,Investing

Why Tesla buys bitcoin

When Tesla's annual report was released on Monday, it stated that the firm had bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin and that it wants to expand this position. This seems a strange move for an electric car producer, but Elon Musk regularly tweets about bitcoin …
February 9, 2021
Asset Allocation,Investing

‘Post-Brexit M&A could boost UK equities’

The UK equity market has been underperforming ever since the Brexit year of 2016. Now that Brexit is finally behind us, is this the moment for the asset class to shine again? John Surplice, who has headed the Invesco Pan European Equity Fund since the end …
February 5, 2021

Additional SFDR requirements to prevent greenwashing

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) EBA, Eiopa and Esma have adjusted proposed requirements under the EU sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR). This was done in order to prevent possible greenwashing by asset managers, according to Esma …
February 4, 2021

A nightmare on Wall Street

Le short squeeze massif sur l’action GameStop a bouleversé les rapports de force traditionnels à Wall Street. Combiné à l’union des forces via une plateforme de chat, l'accès facile à la bourse par le biais de plateformes telles que Robinhood a donné aux …
February 4, 2021

ELTIF to get a makeover

Mobilising long term private sector funding for ambitions such as the green industrial revolution is the stuff of policy makers’ dreams. Retail investors too want options which will give solid long-term returns. The ELTIF was the EU’s effort to give …
February 3, 2021
Asset Managers

Alger Small Cap Focus: the secret behind its success

Amy Zhang has been one of America’s best-performing fund managers for quite some years now. What’s the secret behind the success of the manager of the Alger Small Cap Focus Fund? ‘Most of my peers sell too early, which is the biggest single cause of …
January 29, 2021
Asset Allocation,Investing

‘Growth in power semiconductors to continue for 10 more years'

Strong inflows into clean energy ETFs have pushed valuations of the various subsectors higher. To mitigate downside risks, a broader perspective on the sustainability theme is needed. Semiconductor manufacturers in particular are interesting, says Thiemo …
January 28, 2021

GDPR and Brexit: another deadline

Personal data transfers in general, and in the financial sector in particular, are one of the many gaps in the Brexit trade and cooperation agreement (TCA). There is a transition period, but once it lapses later this year financial institutions may no …