Despite continuing economic troubles, the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) statistics for UCITS sales in 2012 point to an increase in investor confidence.
The asset management industry needs to work more closely with insurance companies over Solvency II requirements, according to a report from the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) and KPMG.
A steep reduction in net sales of long-term UCITS (UCITS excluding money market funds) was the main trigger of the fall in net sales of UCITS during the month.
The latest figures to be published by the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) present a snapshot of the state of the industry at the end of 2010 and the picture looks optimistic.
Twenty-two countries recorded an increase in net assets of UCITS during the quarter. Strong growth was recorded by all the largest domiciles of UCITS with the United Kingdom recording growth of 7.2% followed by Ireland (6.2%), France (6.0%), Luxembourg...
An increase in bond and money market funds was the key development in the latest investment sales and asset data from the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA).
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has published a set of European fund categories (EFC) that allows clearer comparisons between funds.
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has confirmed that the last quarter of 2011 saw a reversal of cash net outflows as investment fund assets worldwide increased by as much as 7.5% to reach €19.97 trillion at the end of the year....
Analysis by the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) highlights that the public does not appreciate what the EFAMA describes as "the very significant cost impact that the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) would have on the long-term savings...
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) confirms that investment fund assets managed to withstand the turbulence of the financial markets, according to final quarter statistics.