Norway’s $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, will divest its Russian assets following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Norwegian prime minister said on Sunday. The fund’s Russian assets, consisting of shares in some 47 companies as well as government bonds, were worth 25 billion Norwegian crowns ($2.83B) at the end of 2021, down …
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On Thursday morning, 3rd March 2022, our Evenco International Fund Forum returned to Copenhagen at the Hotel D’Angleterre. This exclusive conference which was our first event of the year, saw professionals in the management and distribution of funds, institutional investors, fund selectors and discretionary managers come together in Copenhagen. Presentations and debates took place on …
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing equity traders to abandon some of this year’s most popular strategies and return to old favourites. While initial reaction to the conflict was relatively muted, broader shifts in the outlook for sectors, styles and regions are now getting into gear. Previously out-of-favour sectors such as defence and renewables have …
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On Wednesday morning, 16th March 2022, our Evenco International Fund Forum returned to Stockholm at the Grand Hotel to welcome back Sweden’s most influential fund selectors and global asset managers – our first physical event in Sweden since 2019! This exclusive conference saw professionals in the management and distribution of funds, institutional investors, fund selectors …
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Global markets have withstood a range of crises over the past two years but investors should not try to second-guess where stocks will go next, analysts say. Can nothing stop this stock market? It’s had everything thrown at it in recent years. The US-China trade tension. A global pandemic. Inflation. War in Ukraine. Soaring oil …
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Investors withdrew £1.53 billion from equity funds in March, the largest outflow since July 2016 at the time of the Brexit referendum, according to Calastone’s latest fund flows report, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to rock markets. Investors actively sold out of funds, Calastone states, as opposed to going on a buy strike, and …
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