March 2017

OPINION: Aberdeen standard – a northern colossus

So, after years of gobbling up other funds, Aberdeen Asset Management is to be gobbled up itself – well, merged with Standard Life. The plucky...

PRIIPS: Apples and oranges

David Stevenson looks at the progress of Priips and finds a directive that asset managers first pushed for has turned out to be a...

CEO INTERVIEW: Munro gains three-year track record

Aviva Investors’ annual results this month were the third set since Euan Munro took over as CEO. Nick Fitzpatrick speaks to him about the...

MIFID II FUND PLATFORMS: It takes two to tango

Fund platforms, which could provide a route for cross-border distribution, face hurdles when MiFID II comes into effect. Fiona Rintoul looks at the challenges...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Alternative thinking

Portfolio Manager Davide Cataldo discusses the results of the Pioneer Investments’ survey on liquid alternatives and how investors can be encouraged to increase their...

DISTRIBUTION INTERVIEW: Tales of the unexpected

Laurence Terryn, a fund selector at Candriam, tells David Stevenson how the twists and turns of the past year’s macro environment flavoured her approach...

FIXED INCOME: The voters decide

While they weigh up the chances of ECB tapering, investors in sovereign bonds are keeping a wary eye on French, Dutch, German and Italian...

INSIDE VIEW: The (re)starting blocks for Priips

Grzegorz Kaliszuk of Allianz Poland explains how the Polish insurance market is approaching the implementation of Priips following the regulation’s postponement. In September last year,...

INSIDE VIEW: The great Modi-fication

Indians have traditionally invested in gold and property, but the country now has 50.6 million mutual fund investors, and they can expect a good...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Interest rate risk hedging: Swapping to other options

Heightened margin requirements for cleared and uncleared OTC derivatives pose a challenge for legitimate hedging activities and are driving financial institutions to explore alternative...

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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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