Max Severijns

Despite the huge cost in terms of human lives and economic damage of the corona crisis, European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) summarises the performance of the European fund industry as ‘resilient’. 

This was reflected in the Brussels-based organisation’s 2021 Factbook, published this month. It outlines the most important European trends currently affecting the fund industry. 

The net inflow of investment funds in the world exceeded EUR 1 trillion in a single quarter for the first time in history. This is according to the analysis of the European Interest Group for Asset Managers (Efama).

In its latest quarterly report, the Brussels-based Efama charts global trends for the first three months of 2021. For example, net sales of global investment funds increased significantly by 7.3 per cent. The US and Europe both recorded net asset growth of 4.5 per cent.

Can you imagine it? The chip industry that will suffer the same fate as the steel industry, namely chronic overcapacity. That’s what GaveKal, one of the most prestigious research firms in the investment world, has written in its analysis ‘The Future of Chips is overcapacity’.