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Why invest in Europe?
In our opinion, investment in Europe offers the following advantages:
- Europe's economy is the world's second largest (as measured by GDP)
- The advent of the Euro has simplified the currency spectrum. Investors are benefiting from enhanced market visibility and liquidity
- Increased competitive pressures have forced European companies to improve productivity
- Equity ownership has been growing among European individuals and institutions
- EU countries have a strong legal and regulatory system
- *Source: MSCI
- This data is from the MSCI World IndexSM, which is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure global developed-market equity performance. The MSCI World IndexSM consists of the following 23 country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.