I keep being asked what I make of the UFO thing in Congress yesterday, so here it is: I watched a few clips and saw some people who seemed to believe stuff saying extraordinary things without presenting extraordinary evidence. Therefore I have nothing more to say, other than: It would be great if true - it would take a bit of the pressure off our civilisation if we weren’t the only means within the Milky Way by which the Universe understands itself. Sadly, as of today, I still feel that pressure, so can we perhaps focus on not messing our world up rather than hoping that, to paraphrase Sagan, someone will float down to save us from ourselves.
The IA Flexible Investment sector’s outperformance relative to other mixed investment classifications is linked to a systematically higher equity exposure. Insight from @DewiJohn3: refini.tv/3K5bEGC#funds#fundinsights
The trend of using #ETFs as a distribution channel for actively managed products has only established itself in the US, but fund promoters in Europe are also considering offering their products and strategies as ETFs. refini.tv/46gTGKZ#funds#fundinsights@DetlefGlow
#ESG mixed-assets #funds have had a tough time attracting money over the past three quarters. This seems to be an issue specific to them rather than a spillover from either mixed-assets or ESG. Insight from @DewiJohn3: refini.tv/3pu0iow#fundinsights
The pattern of UK share ownership has changed significantly. Until the early 1960s, UK individuals owned more than half the UK stock market. Three decades later, pension and insurance funds held the majority. Insight from @DewiJohn3: refini.tv/3N2GgKM#funds#fundinsights
Year to date, the top three indices out of the MSCI, FTSE UK, and Russell 1000 and 2000 #Growth and #Value indices are all growth, reversing last year's trend.
What’s going on?
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Markets are anticipated to be experiencing heightened #volatility and stock dispersal.
These are supposed to be conditions favouring active management: a thesis #Lipper tested across funds tracking four large global equity indices.
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#Dividends are important again, even if investors have yet to be convinced of the importance of the UK equity market as a source for this, despite it paying a higher dividend as a percentage than other stock markets.
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