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Director of Research
USA
21+ years of experience
As director, Cameron mines EPFR data to isolate themes and identify relevant trends—whether a spike in leveraged bear bonds or shifts in emerging markets—to help buy- and sell-side institutions make more informed decisions. He heads a team of 10 quantitative and qualitative researchers for the database, which tracks around 130,000 share classes and represents roughly $40 trillion of assets under management.
Cameron co-authored an International Financing Review (IFR)-published study of fund flows and produces regular reports on trends that emerge from the data, directing the focus of the research based on clients’ interest.
He previously worked as a journalist at a number of regional papers in the U.S., as well as the managing editor of now-closed World Paper in Boston, publishing a theme-driven international affairs supplement in emerging economies.
Cameron, who grew up in Scotland and Ireland, spends most of his time outside work with his two teenaged children. He also spends much of his time fishing for tuna, trout, carp and salmon, partaking in a pastime he sees as one of the last bastions of true social diversity.
“I spent years as a journalist canvassing communities and interviewing people to find the most compelling stories for our readers. At Informa, my job is no different—I scour data tracking trillions of dollars looking for stories our clients can’t see. I build powerful narratives they can use to grow as a firm.”
EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
16 Aug 2022
Dead cat bounce or the start of a new bull market? The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq ended the second week of August at levels last seen in early May and late April, respectively, while the yield on the 10-year US Treasury note remained below 2.9%.
Topic Industry News
EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
05 Aug 2022
EPFR-tracked Bond Funds started August by posting their biggest inflow since mid-4Q21 as investors translated mixed earnings reports and macroeconomic data into an early end to the current tightening cycle in the US.
Topic Industry News
EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
01 Aug 2022
As expected, the fourth week of July ended with the Federal Reserve hiking US interest rates by another 75 basis points.
Topic Industry News
EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
By Cameron Brandt 21 Jul 2022
The third week of July was a tense one for investors with a European focus, who waited for the answers to a number of thorny questions.
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EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
By Cameron Brandt 14 Jul 2022
Given the raft of unsettling news and data thrown at them during the second week of July, investors showed considerable fortitude.
Topic Industry News
EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
By Cameron Brandt 07 Jul 2022
Flows during the first week of the third quarter favored liquidity, with EPFR-tracked Money Market Funds recording their biggest inflow year-to-date.
Topic Industry News
EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
By Cameron Brandt 05 Jul 2022
Investors pulled money out of all the major EPFR-tracked fund groups during the final week of June as they closed the books on a quarter that saw inflation in Europe hit record highs, energy prices soar, the US Federal Reserve deliver their biggest rate hike at a single meeting since 1994 and the benchmark S&P Index endure its worst opening half of any year since 1970.
Topic Industry News
EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
By Cameron Brandt 23 Jun 2022
Against a backdrop of market volatility, slowing economic growth in Europe and North America, gasoline prices and mortgage rates in the US firmly above $5 a gallon and 5%, respectively, continued fighting in Ukraine and ongoing Covid-related disruptions to China-based supply chains, investors pulled over $45 billion from EPFR-tracked Equity, Bond, Alternative and Balanced Funds during the third week of June.
Topic Industry News
EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
By Cameron Brandt 16 Jun 2022
The Northern hemisphere’s summer solstice, which occurs on June 21, marks the day when it is light for the longest period. In the week preceding that date, however, investors could be excused for thinking the solstice marks the period of maximum darkness.
Topic Industry News
EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
By Cameron Brandt 09 Jun 2022
With the European Central Bank meeting the day after the latest reporting period and US Federal Reserve policymakers convening five days later, flows to EPFR-tracked fund groups were predictably subdued in early June.
Topic Industry News
EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
By Cameron Brandt 26 May 2022
Although the flow of unsettling developments continued in late May – will Covid-19 pass the baton to Monkeypox? – investors recovered some of their appetite for exposure to US assets.
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EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
By Cameron Brandt 19 May 2022
EPFR-tracked Equity Funds extended their longest run of outflows since 3Q19 during the week ending May 18 as slowing global growth, tighter monetary policy in the US, war in Ukraine and widespread lockdowns in China kept investors on the defensive.
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EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
By Cameron Brandt 16 May 2022
Asset markets endured further pain during the second week of May as investors tried – and largely failed -- to square tighter monetary policy in the US and other markets with the latest global GDP forecasts.
Topic Industry News
EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
By Cameron Brandt 05 May 2022
The first week of May ended with the US Federal Reserve raising its key interest rate by 50 basis points. Investors, who expected a hike of that magnitude but feared the Fed might opt for a 0.75% increase, spent most of the week taking defensive positions.
Topic Industry News
EPFR - fund flow & allocations data
By Cameron Brandt 01 May 2022
As key US indexes closed their books on a month that saw the Nasdaq record its biggest drop since October 2008, investors seeking to escape market volatility turned to cash and to Chinese equity.
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