June 2017

OPINION: An industry for the many

Perhaps it’s because there’s an election on here in the UK, but I’m tired of seeing propaganda about inheritance tax. A full-page advert by...

MIFID II BROKER RESEARCH: Voting for a pay cut

MiFID II’s unbundling rules on broker research payments could result in an acid test for fund board directors by the end of this year,...

FINTECH: March of progress

Recent weeks have seen some key, early fintech projects launch in the fund management industry. Lynn Strongin Dodds talks to some of the players. Keeping...

FUNDFORUM PREVIEW: Back to Berlin

Ahead of FundForum International on June 12-14, Funds Europe asked leading industry figures about the issues likely to be discussed. PAUL STILLABOWER, MANAGING DIRECTOR, GLOBAL...

SPONSORED FEATURE: The reflationary environment

Funds Europe talks to Andreas Wosol about the implications of a return to reflation and why the value part of the European equity market...

INSIDE VIEW: Share classes and the Spanish regulator

Spain will have a hard time implementing MiFID II into national law by the July deadline, says Miguel Sánchez Monjo, a Spanish lawyer at...

GERMANY: Ode to Joy

Germany has seen its fund flows boosted by risk appetite and multi-asset providers have benefited. This includes local firms and Invesco, finds Fiona Rintoul. We...

DISTRIBUTION ROUNDTABLE: Distribution on fire

As fund flows surge, our expert panel discusses the drivers for sales and how distribution is changing under regulatory pressure and consumer trends. Richard Garland...

TECHNOLOGY & DISTRIBUTION: Moving to a different algorithm

Unlike music, funds cannot be pirated – but that doesn’t mean the industry will not be disrupted by digital technology like the record industry...

TECHNOLOGY & DISTRIBUTION: Too hard for robots

There were low expectations that robots would flood the financial advice industry when we polled delegates at Calastone’s Connect Forum. The event, ‘Distribution state-of-the-nation’,...

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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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