March 2015

OPINION: Closing the advice gap

For As long as I have been writing about the European fund industry, which is quite a long time now, there has been a...

DISTRIBUTION: What the hell is happening with share classes?

With the RDR, and potentially under MiFID II, fund managers in Europe face a proliferation of share classes. Nick Fitzpatrick examines the operational challenges...

BEHAVIOURAL FINANCE: A sporting chance

Investment management has a lot to learn from the sporting world. One Olympic coach is already active in helping fund managers sharpen their game,...

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: Rising tides lift all boats

Quantitative easing has seen huge inflows into ETFs that reference European indices. David Stevenson looks at where the flows are going. To say the European...

ACTIVE MANAGEMENT: Attack and defence

In a follow-up to last month’s cover story, ‘In defence of active management’, Nick Fitzpatrick seeks the views of management firms, advisers and an...

ACTIVE MANAGEMENT: ‘Stand up and fight’

Euan MacLaren of Natixis Global Asset Management talks to Nick Fitzpatrick about the hallmarks of active equity management – and explains how these pointers...

THEMATIC INVESTING: Ageing – A theme for all seasons

Ageing brings together a number of thematic investment topics, including technology and population growth. Fiona Rintoul explores further and looks at some of the...

UK REAL ESTATE: The changing face of property

Attention has turned to UK commercial property as investors hunt for yield. But the lessons of the financial crisis, which revealed the perils of...

UK REAL ESTATE: One step beyond

In light of the intense interest in UK real estate, Orlando Crowcroft looks at how fund managers are diversifying their investments both within the...

SPONSORED FEATURE: True transparency in the fund distribution chain: A pipe dream or a feature of today’s improved controls and efficiencies?

The twin regulatory requirements of greater transparency and asset segregation create tough challenges for distributors, fund managers and their asset servicers. A processing model...

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