Fear of underperforming still dominates in Europe
The fact that most active investors do not succeed in beating the market does not mean that the market cannot be beaten. “It is not that complicated at all,” said alpha investor Jens Peers, CEO and CIO at Mirova Asset Management, part of the Natixis group.
Of all actively managed investment funds, some 85%, after expenses, perform worse than the market. It’s a statistic that fuels the eternal debate between active and passive investors.