US trade policy and geopolitical tensions will hamper growth in the investment management industry, but assets are still expected to hit USD132 trillion by 2027.
Growing investment sophistication is helping to drive a rise in risk appetite at family offices and an increased focus on alternative assets, new global research from Ocorian.
Asset managers continue to raise the bar on sustainable investing despite the recent ’ESG backlash’ in the US, according to the latest findings from Isio’s Sustainable Investment Survey, which reviewed more than 140 funds from c.65 asset managers. Isio found almost all (97 per cent) asset managers have an established ESG policy and dedicated sustainability teams in place, despite high-profile withdrawals from climate initiatives and concerns around fund labelling.
Citi reports that it is expanding its research to include private companies.
An insatiable demand for new technology will require an additional USD2.9 trillion of global data centre spending up to 2028, which according to analysis from Morgan Stanley, equates to a USD1.5 trillion financing gap
Geopolitical fragmentation and increased market volatility are driving Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) out of passive and into active investment strategies, new research reveals.
Institutional investors and wealth managers are increasingly focusing on digital asset yield strategies as they continue to engage with the asset class, according to new global research from CrossLedger Capital.
They have been out of favour for some time, but small cap equities could be back on the menu for institutional investors.
Major traditional financial institutions are becoming increasingly involved in crypto launching more funds in the sector, with the asset class seen as attractive for risk-adjusted returns, according to new global research by London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management (Nickel).
Global asset allocators are preparing to increase positions in fixed income and cash as they brace for ongoing economic uncertainty and heightened market volatility over the next 12 months, according to a study from PGIM.
