Equities
The unknowns and knowns for UK equities
Amid all the uncertainty surrounding sterling and the UK economy, what is clear is the potential that this type of environment creates for talented active managers to generate alpha for their clients.
BlackRock partners with KBank on absolute return fund
Thailand’s Kasikornbank (KBank) has teamed up with Blackrock to launch the Kasikorn Equity Absolute Return Fund.
European equity fund flows collapse
Investors have paused their aggressive buying of European equities. Net inflows recorded the steepest monthly drop since January 2016, falling to just €533m (£468m, $630m) in August, according to Morningstar data. Is the strong euro to blame?
Are snap elections a game changer for Japanese equities?
Japanese equity fund managers are backing small and mid cap companies in the tech space as well as ‘online disrupters’ ahead of the snap election to be held in October.
UK sentiment now worse than after Brexit vote
Investors are currently less confident in the UK than they were in the aftermath of the Brexit vote or the UK snap election, according to the latest reading from the Lloyds Private Bank Investor Sentiment Index (LPBIS).