September 2016

OPINION: Absurdity-related aneurysms

In the departure lounge at Geneva airport this week, I was struck by just how facile the advertisements for Swiss watches have become. “You...

UK PROPERTY: Do they build on sand?

Some European institutional investors remain confident about UK property investment, a much-troubled sector since the EU referendum, finds Kit Klarenberg. When Britain voted to secede...

UK FUND MANAGEMENT: Don’t rush for the exit

UK asset managers took to the Ucits passport like ducks to water, but now Britain has voted to leave the European Union, they could...

DISTRIBUTION: Don’t get in the way

Clarity and agreement about ‘product governance’ topics under MiFID II are needed so that the directive does not become a barrier to investment, finds...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Rethinking Risk – Changing the mindset from market to function

Thinking about investments in terms of beating a specific market benchmark has served many very well in the past, but that does not mean...

MIFID II ROUNDTABLE: Following the direction of travel

Fund management firms Aberdeen and HSBC Global meet with specialist providers to speak about how the industry is evolving towards MiFID II. Rob Swan (head...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Target markets

The potential impact of MiFID II on product governance led to lively discussions at the Euroclear/Funds Europe roundtable, with one likely challenge in particular...

GLOBAL BONDS: Dancing to central bankers’ tunes

David Stevenson looks at where bond investors, starved of yields because of central banks, are finding returns. Two areas are Latin America and, of...

CROWDFUNDING: A great steal

For many small and medium-sized enterprises, crowdfunding platforms have replaced banks as lenders of choice, but could crowdfunding platforms also steal investors from fund...

SPONSORED FEATURE: A low-volatility track record in tempestuous times

Amundi Funds Equity Europe Conservative draws on ten years’ experience to deliver equity growth and yields, without the typical equity market drawdown. The last decade...

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