ESG sounds good, but what does success look like?
Going into the final days of July, the Equity and Bond Funds with socially responsible (SRI) or environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandates...
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A question of growth going into 2H21
For much of the year-to-date the question of just how much inflation recovering economies will generate, and just how transitory that inflation will...
Regulators turn their sights on ESG ratings agencies
EU and UK regulators are planning to scrutinize the role and transparency of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings providers. It is a...
Investors still searching for that elusive fix
What narrative to back? The developed markets reflation story? An increasingly green future? A fairytale financial universe populated by...
Assets continue to build up in US Money Market Funds
While pent-up consumer demand and catch-up business investment have been key assumptions behind the US reflation story, one reservoir of fuel for...
Flows following growth stories in mid-April
Investors went for big and growing during the second week of April. China Equity Funds rebounded from their first consecutive outflows since...
Treasury yields slip, ETF assets march higher
Going into the final week of the first quarter, global markets were treading water amidst a welter of sometimes contradictory events and...
Two weeks into the year of the Ox, China funds see flows spike
For Chinese citizens the Year of the Ox began on February 12. Horoscopes for this year say it is a good one for building up reserves and making...
Silver gets the retail medal going into February
Retail efforts to squeeze real and perceived institutional short positions dominated the headlines for the second week running in early February....
Global funds enjoy strong inflows as Biden takes reins in US
Three weeks into the New Year, general optimism about the global economy continues to clash with specific worries about the capacity of the COVID-19...
Covid-weary investors looking forward to a healthier, greener 2021
A year defined by the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic ended with $600 stimulus checks on their way to millions of Americans, the UK and European...
Mounting troubles suck the wind out of Europe Fund sails
Mid-December saw EPFR-tracked Europe Equity Funds post their 11th outflow in the past 14 weeks and Europe Bond Funds experience their heaviest...
US equity funds benefit as risk appetite slips in mid-September
With COVID-19 caseloads on the rise in Europe and key emerging markets, predictions for effective widescale vaccination slipping into 2Q21, last...