BMO GAM FundWatch: Performance consistency improves but 'something doesn't add up'
BMO GAM FundWatch survey
The number of funds consistently generating top-quartile returns over the last three years rose from 0.54% in Q4 2018 to 2.2% at the end of Q1 2019, marking a "return to normal levels" after heightened volatility at the end of 2018, according to new data from BMO GAM.
The three months to 31 March saw equity markets rebound and markets and asset prices rally following a particularly tumultuous December, when the FTSE All-Share, TOPIX and MSCI World fell by 3.8%, 7.1%...
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