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Quant Insights
Electric Vehicles: Where to garage them?
We look at EV Funds within the universe of ETFs and mutual funds tracked by EPFR and their relationship to the Sector Fund groups they are most...
Another vote for divided government?
During the first week of July, the UK held, and France concluded, general elections that resulted in significant changes to both countries’...
EM Debt Markets: Finding a jewel in GEM allocations
The decade that started in 2020 has, so far, been a bumpy one for emerging markets bonds and those that invest in them. The Covid pandemic, interest...
Economist Insights
A rotation with Chinese characteristics
Investors anticipating that recent interest rate cuts in North America and Europe will drive a rotation from bonds to stocks, especially emerging...
China amplifies Fed’s interest rate pivot
In the wake of the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut in over four years, US equity markets hit fresh record highs and collective flows into...
Investors given a ‘jumbo’ US rate cut to digest
The final day of the latest reporting period, which coincided with the US Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut since March 2020, saw flows into...
Multimedia
Webinar: Central Banks in the Spotlight – The Fed and Bank of Japan Consider Momentous Policy Choices
As we head into September’s next round of central bank meetings, all eyes will be on the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan.
Market Insights: Searching for an anchor: Market sentiment towards China
The prospect of a slower-than-anticipated recovery for the Chinese economy puts investors at a crossroads. Following a market correction that...
Market Insights: Latest trends for ESG and Electric Vehicle Funds
This year, funds with SRI/ESG mandates are well off the pace seen in 2021 when the current full-year inflow record was set, despite taking in fresh...
Papers
EPFR Papers: Estimating asymmetric price impact
This paper studies the asymmetric price impacts mutual fund and ETF flows have on individual stocks in demand-based asset pricing.
A rising tide lifts some (Japanese) boats: The Bank of Japan’s ETF purchases and their impact on market signals for individual stocks
The Bank of Japan has been the pace-setter among central banks when it comes to purchasing non-government financial securities. It was the first...
Oil bonds still have fuel in the tank – but how long will it last?
Fixed income markets are abuzz about the spectacular demand for new green bonds. Flows into fixed income funds with socially responsible investing...