June 2018

EDITORIAL: The right people

Fund managers have some big hitters for geopolitical advice. In January 2016, Axa Investment Managers appointed Laurence Boone – former special adviser to a...

OPINION: Asia ex-China?

The inclusion of China A-shares – large-cap Chinese stocks, traded domestically – in the MSCI Emerging Markets index and MSCI AC World index on...

FUND DISTRIBUTION: Finding new routes

Contrary to expectations, mid-sized asset managers are finding success in funds distribution. But as Fiona Rintoul reports, effective distribution remains difficult. Effective distribution has always...

CEO INTERVIEW: Gilbert’s stateside story

Interviewed at the Calastone Connect Forum in April, Standard Life Aberdeen’s Martin Gilbert tells Nick Fitzpatrick why he admires Donald Trump and which tech...

PASSIVE VS ACTIVE CONFERENCE: The best of both worlds

The past decade has seen massive outflows from actively managed funds to passive vehicles. An event hosted by Funds Europe, in association with RBC...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Set an example on data

Didier Kayl, head of business and relationship development, client service management, Fundsquare. Having reliable, verifiable and comparable data about investment fund products is at the heart...

INTERVIEW: The pit and the pendulum

TCW senior bond manager Laird Landmann tells Nick Fitzpatrick about trading at the time of Lehman Brothers’ collapse and – now that the Fed...

REAL ESTATE INSIDE VIEW: Attention to detail

Europe’s recovery means income growth, not prices, is likely to drive property performance in the next few years – which means attention to fundamentals...

SPONSORED FEATURE: A visit to the Big Apple

SGG Group, a fund administration firm, hosted a seminar in partnership with Funds Europe to brief American asset managers and advisers on the business...

INSIDE VIEW: The tax that undermines

The EU Commission’s guidelines on withholding taxes do not have nearly enough bite, says BNY Mellon’s Lorraine White. Withholding taxes are a significant barrier to...

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CLOUD DATA PLATFORMS

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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