SRI/ESG: Recent trends for emerging markets funds
2020 was a special year from a mutual fund flows and allocation data perspective. This paper covers the reactions to Covid, China, US elections and...
Covid
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...
Central banks: Policy moves and their impact during the Covid crisis
EPFR Research Director, Cameron Brandt, and Quantitative Analyst, Sayad Baronyan, look at policy moves and their impact during the COVID-19...
Changes in hedge fund short positioning after the start of Covid-19 crisis
As we highlighted in the previous post, one of the few investment vehicles likely to profit from the recent COVID-19 rout of European asset markets...
Angst over Covid-19 spreads to fixed income fund groups
EPFR-tracked Bond Funds were swept up in the broad correction that hit most fund groups in late February, posting their first weekly outflow in over...
Equity fund flows down, but not out, as Covid-19 hits global markets
A coronavirus epidemic centered in China put global equity markets on the defensive in late January and prompted Chinese officials to suspend...