Acolin Logo
  • Home
  • Our services
  • News & Views
  • Who we are
    • Our attributesFind out about the qualities which make us different, and how they are integrated to help our clients succeed.
    • About AcolinExplore our history of helping clients to achieve their objectives and see how we have grown over time.
    • Our teamLearn about our key company figures and the experience they provide to help our clients stay on track.
  • Careers
  • Get in touch
Client login

Posts by Philip Kalus

Weekly Fund Distribution Notes – 14 October 2025

16th October 2025

Money isn’t standing still – it never does. AI keeps inflating equity dreams, private credit is showing its initial cracks, gold has stolen the spotlight, and ETFs move from record to record. Private bank CIOs adjust allocations, regulators taking a closer look as liquidity keeps flooding every open door. Momentum is still the name of […]

Weekly Fund Distribution Notes – 07 October 2025

16th October 2025

As always, the most important mandate and fund selector news. While average operative margins in the asset management sector appear to be improving again, it is the speed between winners and losers which becomes more and more interesting. Last but not least, the base ingredients for real growth strategies. Contact us for full access.

Weekly Fund Distribution Notes – 30 September 2025

16th October 2025

A number of pieces of interesting mandate news. What does it take to win a private markets partnership with Deutsche Bank? Boom or bust? AM industry forecasts keep fascinating us. Last but not least, is the golden age of marketing about to begin? Yes, if only … Contact us for full access.

Weekly Fund Distribution Notes – 24 September 2025

16th October 2025

Are European investors really returning to US equity funds, as suggested by August flow data? Worth taking a closer look. Also, like always, the most important mandate, partnership and fund selector news. Contact us for full access.

Weekly Fund Distribution Notes – 16 September 2025

16th October 2025

Rumble in the mandate jungle. ESG is back in town (and never really left). AI, a potentially brilliant facilitator, but a long way from taking over asset management. Also, the war for (non-AI) talent and the importance of understanding the data behind data.  Contact us for full access.

Weekly Fund Distribution Notes – 09 September 2025

16th October 2025

Big, very big numbers from the mandate side. Amid the flurry of launches in the active ETF space, one new arrival in particular has managed to stand out and capture our attention. Although progress is undeniable, women in fund management remain significantly underrepresented. Last but not least, calling it communication is generous, most of it […]

Weekly Fund Distribution Notes – 02 September 2025

16th October 2025

August wasn’t all about hanging loose on the beach, enjoying the dolce vita. In fact, the month was not short of market relevant events, allocation calls and interesting and also thought-provoking buy-side news. Last but not least, don’t forget to hug your fund managers.  Contact us for full access.

Weekly Fund Distribution Notes – 05 August 2025

16th October 2025

We are in summer, beaches here are packed and fund buyer news slow down – hopefully recovering from the challenging first 7 months of the year. Naturally, fund selectors, asset allocators and asset owners alike needed to revise their base scenarios for 2025 and asset allocation going forward. High octane active equity, active fixed income […]

Weekly Fund Distribution Notes – 29 July 2025

16th October 2025

Few winners take it all in a number of fund categories and when it comes to current product hypes like evergreen funds and active ETFs. Also, some fund selector news and private equity firms flipping assets to themselves via so-called continuation funds in record numbers. Last but not least, concerns on current US valuation levels, […]

Weekly Fund Distribution Notes – 22 July 2025

16th October 2025

Some great tier one fund selector interviews and various key player insights from Citywire Selector. Also, some interesting active / passive and fund level flow insights from June and the first half of the year. Contact us for full access.

Meet the author

Philip Kalus
Managing Director at Acolin Intelligence
Back to top

Since 2006, we have helped asset managers maximize their distribution strategies. Don’t know which solution is right for you? Contact us for a free consultation and learn how we can boost your fund distribution.

Request a callback
Loading
Call us - Zurich
+41 44 396 96 96
View all locations
Email us
info@acolin.com
Connect with us
Copyright © Acolin 2025
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Imprint
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Customer Complaints Procedure
  • Cookie Policy
Acolin
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}