One-quarter of investable funds in Europe 'irresponsible' subscale funds

Research from Morningstar

Lauren Mason
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Amundi, Allianz and BNP Paribas have been named as the asset management firms with the highest number of so-called "orphaned funds" in their range, which are subscale and dormant funds that disadvantage investors through high fees and poor performance, according to research from Morningstar.

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