Are Investors Investing?

Well it kind of depends…… The picture for investment fund flows in Europe and the US appears reasonably positive, while stats for the UK are a bit more challenging. Financial markets have been hit with geo-political risk, growth concerns, inflation fears and a possible end to the interest rate cycle. But generally investors seem happyContinue reading “Are Investors Investing?”

Asset Management and ESG: Doing Good or just a Business Opportunity?

The numbers continue to amaze. ESG (Environment/Social/Governance) seems to be everywhere in the investment world. 84% of flows into global equities in the past 2 years were into ESG funds according to one source. And there is no slackening in the pace –  flows in the last 4 months of 2020 were better than the previousContinue reading “Asset Management and ESG: Doing Good or just a Business Opportunity?”