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Investment Week collates all the latest news, initiatives and analysis surrounding the improvement of diversity and gender equality in asset management.
Investment Week collates all the latest news, initiatives and analysis surrounding the improvement of diversity and gender equality in asset management.
Schroders has launched Schroder ISF Emerging Markets Equity Impact fund, a strategy targeting areas encompassing responsible consumption, health and wellness, sustainable infrastructure, inclusion and the environment.
The UK’s unemployment rate fell further in the May to July period, down 0.3 percentage points to 4.6%, although experts have warned that with the end of the furlough scheme looming, the jobs market remains “in recovery” and the Bank of England may face pressure to act.
The percentage of investors that expect the rally in European equities to continue into next year has increased to 58% from 51% in August, while an increasing majority think the reflation trade has further to go, according to the latest BofA European fund manager survey.
CRUX Asset Management has hired Martin Currie’s Asia ex-Japan portfolio manager Damian Taylor as deputy manager for its two new Asian equity funds.
“The largest asset managers must acknowledge that they represent millions of clients who do not all share the same ethical values.”
M&G Group has appointed chief financial officer Clare Bousfield to the newly-created role of managing director, retail and savings, responsible for leading the expansion of M&G Wealth in the UK.
Hedge fund Brevan Howard plans to “significantly expand” its cryptocurrency and digital assets with the launch of a new unit focused on the industry, according to reports.
Robeco has launched the Next Digital Billion fund, a strategy investing primarily in publicly-listed, local high-growth internet and technology companies across emerging markets.
At the time of writing this editor’s letter, the industry had started to react to the European Central Bank’s decision to start reducing its asset purchasing programme.