October 2016

OPINION: Flexible working is the new normal

Last winter, my husband and I decamped to a tiny village on the Isle of Harris where we had bought a house the year...

MILLENNIALS: ‘I want to be different’

Young people’s attitudes and mores are a perennial concern for adults. In its relationship with millennial investors, the funds industry is a baffled grown...

GOLD: Worth its weight?

After half a decade in retreat, some analysts questioned whether gold would ever recover. But a chain of macroeconomic events has panicked investors, so...

PRIIPS: Brussels got its maths wrong

When politicians kicked out proposals for how Priips would work in practice, it was momentous. Kit Klarenberg reports on what led to the dissent. On...

LIQUID ALTERNATIVES: Welcome to my world

Liquid alternatives are in vogue at the moment but at the same time their performance has been questioned. David Stevenson investigates the burgeoning asset...

INSIDE VIEW: It’s in everyone’s interests

Can investor interests be aligned with the business objectives of a fund provider? Noel Ford, an independent director, says they should be – and...

INSIDE VIEW: The mirage of female opportunity

Investors are ever louder in calling for more women board members, yet the number of senior women in fund management firms is not that...

BREXIT PASSPORTING: Visa revoked?

Preserving the right to passport funds to the European Union is a vital aim of Brexit negotiations for UK fund managers. Kit Klarenberg assesses...

LEGAL EASE: At last Biofunds come to life

One of the perennial questions asked with respect to the UK and European fund landscape is why the life sciences sector is not as...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Adjusted for growth

Fund manager Mickaël Tricot speaks about the results of the second Amundi/Funds Europe emerging markets survey, which focuses on valuations, growth and volatility. The fact...

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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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