Fund costs give best clue for outperformance – Morningstar
The cheaper a fund is, the better the chance it outperforms its peer group, a study by Morningstar has shown.
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Clinton vs Trump and the US stock market fallout
With the final battle for the White House inevitably looking like a showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the relationship between presidential elections and the US stock market is once again catching the attention of investors.
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Asset managers expect US equity collapse
Asset management companies expect US equities to generate negative returns in excess of 5% in dollar terms, according to a poll conducted in April by International Adviser’s sister publication Expert Investor.
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Top 50 US firms stashing $1.3trn offshore, says Oxfam
The 50 biggest US corporations have more than a trillion dollars hidden offshore, according to a new report published by Oxfam on Thursday.
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Nutmeg embraces US expats after Fatca reporting overhaul
Investment platform Nutmeg has confirmed it will make its services available to US citizens living in the UK, despite the growing number of wealth managers exiting the market due to the increased regulatory requirements relating to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca).
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Swiss banks in the spotlight as Panama fallout continues
Switzerland’s financial institutions must clamp down on money laundering, the country’s financial watchdog FINMA has warned.
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US gov challenging MetLife’s ‘too big to fail’ court win
The US Treasury has confirmed that it will appeal a federal court judgment that insurer MetLife is not a systemically important financial institutions (Sifi) and therefore should not face tougher regulatory oversight.
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High yield rebound may be short-lived
Recent high yield bond market gains may dwindle due to volatility and weak global growth, according to Nicolo Carpaneda, investment director, fixed income at M&G.
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Lombard Int’l takes a bite out of the Big Apple
Lombard International has opened its first office in New York City, identifying it as a key financial centre for new and existing clients.
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Investors sell off as markets trough
European investors did themselves a disservice in February. They sold out of pretty much all asset classes when markets hit (in some cases) multi-year lows before recovering their losses in the past couple of weeks. The outflows mainly hit active funds, as ETFs saw modest net inflows.
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Global open-ended fund assets show consistent growth – Efama
Worldwide assets in open-ended funds were €36.9trn (£29.2trn, $41.3trn) at the end of 2015, having outperformed every quarter in 2014, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama).
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Alternative funds could outsize fixed income by end of 2016
More assets will be invested in alternative investment funds than in fixed income globally by year-end if the current fund flows trend persists. Net flows into alternative funds saw double-digit growth for the second year in a row, according to a Morningstar report.