November 2016

OPINION: Are pensions just ‘legal fraud’?

Being from Glasgow, I am not often shocked. But when I attended a pensions conference in Madrid a number of years ago, I did...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Sharpening focus in a distracting world

With ever-increasing reporting obligations, asset managers have less time to focus on their core strengths. So, what can firms do ease the regulatory load?...

FRENCH ASSET MANAGEMENT: Unique ingredients

Competition in French asset management is between 600 firms, some very large, some very small. Often the small firms try to distinguish themselves on...

FRENCH INTERVIEW: How Yves Perrier scored at Amundi

Yves Perrier, chief executive officer of Amundi, talks to David Stevenson about his plans for the company since it was floated last year. When he...

FRENCH ETFS: France’s ETF pioneers

France is home to both pioneers and major players in the exchange-traded fund industry. Although the country’s appetite for the product remains subdued, its...

FRENCH ASSET SERVICING: Standing firm against the barrage

David Stevenson looks at how French asset servicing firms are coping with the drip-feed of regulations into the domestic and European market. The age of...

FRENCH DISTRIBUTION: Cross-border dispute

Guillaume Eliet of the French financial regulator, the AMF, tells Nick Fitzpatrick how cross-border fund distribution could be improved – a topic the French...

RISK CONFERENCE: Of Trump and Marx

2015 was typified by uncertainty, and 2016 has seen that uncertainty mutate into a noxious medley of political, economic and financial menaces. In every...

ACTIVE VS PASSIVE: Suspicious minds

Over the past two decades passive investment vehicles – first index funds, now ETFs – have eroded active managers’ proposition. Moreover, a band of...

PENSIONS: Building trust with millennials

Getting the young to save for their pensions is difficult when suspicion about charges is rife, finds Fiona Rintoul – even if charges have...

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Luxembourg is one of the world’s premiere centres for cross-border distribution of investment funds. Read our special regional coverage, coinciding with the annual ALFI European Asset Management Conference.
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