Fund managers made ‘ridiculously extravagant claims’ on ESG, Aberdeen boss says Business Fund managers have made a “huge mistake” with their “ridiculously extravagant claims” on ESG investing, the boss of asset management giant Aberdeen has said amid a global retreat from ethical funds. Sir Douglas Flint told the City Week conference that investors had adopted a mindset of “we’re not really about investing money, we’re just jolly [...]
Liontrust: Withdrawals accelerate as performance deteriorates Investing Investor withdrawals from Liontrust ramped up in the last quarter, with customers pulling £1.3bn and the asset manager losing £700m on poor market movements. Liontrust’s assets under management and advice fell 8.1 per cent to just £22.6bn across the first three months of the year, the firm revealed in a trading update today. Since the [...]
Why bond funds just had their best month in five years Investing Bond funds just recorded their highest monthly inflows in the last five years, as investors flocked to the safe havens in anticipation of the market crash in August. European investors poured €32.3n (£37bn) into fixed income funds during July, data from Morningstar revealed. “This surge reflects a strong appetite for fixed-income strategies amidst varied global [...]