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The US bond rally eases pressure on hedging funds in new markets U.S. bond yields and the weakening dollar have helped drive the recovery of emerging hedge funds in the market, including $ 12 billion in assets by Pharo Management, after a tough start to the year. Emerging market funds gained 1.9 percent last month, according to the Eurekahedge data group, ahead of a 1.1 percent gain among hedge funds. This leaves 5.4% this year, behind the average earnings of hedge funds of almost 8%. Emerging market managers have taken advantage of the recent decline in U.S. Treasury yields, which began earl...

The advantages of thematic ETFs Companies A column by Hector McNeil, co-founder and co-CEO of HANetf Peter Sleep, who for full disclosure, has been a client and a friend for many years, wrote a recent article entitled “ The problems with thematic ETFs” published on Proactive on 10 May 2021. I thought it would be fun to provide a gentle rebuttal and a counter-narrative. For context, I am co-CEO of HANetf and we are one of the leading providers of thematic ETFs in Europe so you could argue we are bound to provide a positive outlook for thematic investing. Thematic investing has been around...

Source: Liontrust AJ Bell head of active portfolios Ryan Hughes believes the “degrees of success with these changes is much more to do with the strength of the investment performance which is where the reputation of any asset manager lives and dies”. “In the asset management world, what you are called and what the logo looks like really doesn’t matter, whereas the quality of the investment teams, the underpinning investment philosophy and the strength of the process and governance do,” Hughes says. Aviva rebrand was mocked just like Abrdn Hugh Elwes, managing director of Stephens, s...

Neil Woodford touts for institutional investors with details of eight-stock biotech portfolio Document fishing for interest also lists a WCM Partners Healthcare (GP) Ltd at an address in the Cayman Islands Neil Woodford’s new venture will invest in a portfolio of eight biotech stocks, detailed in a document sent to prospective investors that lists an address in the Cayman Islands. It comes weeks after the regulator in Jersey said it would not be used as a “back door” for the fallen manager to revive his career. Portfolio Adviser has seen a document sent by a representative of WCM Partne...

Active funds under pressure to perform as IA adds 530 ETFs across sectors Stock pickers will feel the heat as adding ETFs is likely to improve average performance across sectors More than 530 ETFs are being added to the Investment Association’s (IA) sectors from 19 April in a move fund buyers think ramps up pressure on active funds to improve performance. ETFs from 11 providers, including Amundi, Blackrock, Fidelity International, First Trust, Franklin Templeton, HSBC Asset Management, JP Morgan Asset Management, Legal & General Investment Management, Lyxor, Vanguard and Xtrackers, are bein...