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Calastone: Fund holding periods halve over past decade

The ‘dramatic shift’ in investor behaviour is ‘signalling a new era’ that the investment industry must adapt to.

In contrast, equity and ESG strategies suffered significant outflows.

Active funds have suffered underperformance and investor outflows.

Allocations to fixed income strategies among Asian investors during the first half almost doubled compared with last year.

Changing the story around UK equities is essential to stopping outflows, say UK equity fund managers.

Investors may be underestimating the potential fillip to the global economy from future rate cuts and the impact this will have on Europe.

There has been a quick shift in investor preference towards safety after a strong run up in global equity markets at the beginning of the year.

Calastone’s tie-up with WeLab will help improve the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the bank’s digital wealth advisory services.

Calastone estimates that it provides automated cross-border fund processing to over 80% of fund distributors in the Taiwanese market.

Fintech company establishes new headquarters in the Lion City.