March 2019

Editorial: Crucial advice

Pension funds are under more regulatory pressure to act on ESG – particularly the climate change aspect – and their powerful advisers have a...

Opinion: Actual activity

This winter, I’ve been living part of the time on the Outer Hebrides. While I’ve been there, we’ve been having the garden refenced. Roddy,...

Central & Eastern Europe investing: Don’t forget those gems

The region’s growth potential may not be as notable as emerging markets in Asia, but Fiona Rintoul asks if being overlooked, under-researched and undervalued...

ESG: The changing climate of investment advice

For ESG to spread across the pensions industry, schemes must be led by their investment consultants, campaigners say. Nick Fitzpatrick gauges how seriously advice...

UK equity ETFs: A date with destiny

As Brexit day looms, inflows into UK equity ETFs are looking decidedly healthy, writes Nick Fitzpatrick. Feelings towards the UK equity market a month before the...

Market volatility: A rude awakening

The market environment since the financial crisis has been distorted, with ultra-loose monetary policy, low interest rates and periods of risk aversion aiding passive...

Sponsored feature: A closer look at emerging markets local currency bonds in 2019

Fran Rodilosso, a VanEck fixed income ETF expert, considers the chances of a weaker dollar in 2019 and how this would lend itself to...

Securities lending: No easy exercise

Fund managers face yet another extensive reporting exercise under new securities finance rules. But the result could be a better securities lending market for...

The golden Emea anniversary

Funds Europe talks to Northern Trust’s David Wicks about the firm’s 50 years in EMEA and future outlook. On March 1, Northern Trust opened its...

Executive interview: The data head

Hani Kablawi heads BNY Mellon’s asset servicing business. Here, he talks to Nicholas Pratt about resetting global custodians’ relationship with fund managers and how...

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