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Schroders starts search for new chief executive

26 April 2024

UK asset manager Schroders has started its search for a new chief executive after announcing that Peter Harrison is to retire after eight years at the helm. In a statement the £751bn London-based firm said it “anticipated an orderly transition during 2025”. Headhunting firm Russell Reynolds has been tasked with finding...

UK multi-asset fund sales fell 7% in second half of 2023

Multi-asset fund sales in the UK dropped 7% in the second half of last year despite a 2% rise in financial adviser sales. The report...

26 April 2024

BlackRock launches government bond Ucits ETFs

US investment giant BlackRock has launched four Ucits ETFs based on government bonds, adding new maturities and exposures to its current ranges of nine...

26 April 2024

Franklin Templeton launches catholic principles ETF aligned with ESG values

Franklin Templeton has launched the Franklin MSCI World Catholic Principles Ucits ETF, offering exposure to large and mid-cap stocks of companies considered environmentally and...

26 April 2024

LGIM launches multi-strategy enhanced commodities ex-agriculture & livestock Ucits ETF

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a Ucits ETF "designed to offer portfolio diversification, inflation risk mitigation as well as uncorrelated exposure,...

26 April 2024

Banks hold a 57% market share in EU fund distribution: Efama data

Financial intermediaries, including banks, advisers, insurers, portfolio managers and brokers, dominate fund distribution, representing 80% of European retail investors' assets, according to the European...

26 April 2024

Federated Hermes boss: AI’s private equity journey “is an evolution not a revolution”

The use of artificial intelligence has as much capacity to benefit private as public markets, according to Karen Sands, the chief operating officer for...

25 April 2024

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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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Preparing for a new era of client service in the alternatives industry

By Joseph Latini, chief commercial officer, MUFG Investor Services For several years, rising interest rates, inflation, and geopolitical uncertainty resulted in fewer deals, fewer exits, delayed...

Europe’s ETF market to hit €2.5trn by 2030 – Lipper

Assets under management (AuM) for Europe’s ETF industry reached an all-time high in 2023, according to market data provider Lipper. Assets increased to reach €1.564...

Europe’s T+1 dilemma

Jens Schmidt at EY Luxembourg is among some who say t+1 could hinder deeper changes that are needed in capital markets. Nicholas Pratt talks...

Fixed income ETFs see “subdued” inflows in February

Inflows into fixed income ETFs decelerated in February, although the market remains supportive of the asset class in anticipation of rate cuts later this...

Vox pop: “Increased investment volumes” expected for 2024

Higher real estate investment volumes and reaching “peak rate” in central bank policy rates are among the expectations for the property market, hears Piyasi...

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