Bigger does not necessarily mean better according to Morningstar’s latest analysts of Europe’s largest fund families.
Egbert Bronsema, portfolio manager European ABS, Aegon Asset Management, writes that for all the recent optimism in global markets, risks haven’t disappeared, they’ve simply shifted.
Björn Ebert, Financial Services Leader at PwC Luxembourg, writes that in 2007, European Banks held eight of the top 10 spots worldwide in terms of total assets, were growing fast and acquiring aggressively.
WisdomTree has announced it has waived 10bps of fees for the WisdomTree Physical Bitcoin ETP (BTCW), effective from 26 March to and including 31 December 2025.
Morningstar has published its European Asset Manager Pulse, writing that it highlights the seismic shifts reshaping the asset management landscape.
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management has launched its Kempen European Private Equity Fund III.
Preqin has published its Alternatives in Europe 2024 report, which shows that European private equity fundraising reached EUR118 billion in the first half of 2024 and could be a record year. However, there are signs a slowdown is due in the second half of the year.
Fair Oaks Capital, a specialist corporate credit manager, has listed the first European AAA CLO ETF on the London Stock Exchange with the ticker FAAA.
Silke Bernard, Global Head of Investment Funds, Linklaters, writes that it’s taken a long time – nearly nine years since the initial legislation came into effect – but European Long-Term Investment Funds appear finally to be on the point of a breakthrough.
The EU urgently needs to bolster its capital markets to achieve its strategic objectives for a safe, green and prosperous future for its citizens.
