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FundsTech Forum panel: Tokenisation: the teenage years of development?

25 April 2024

Tokenisation is both challenging and eagerly awaited, much like parenting a teenager. Amidst regulatory uncertainty and potential gaps in understanding demand, the first FundsTech panel on “Tokenisation: the teenage years of development?” held in London today examined whether tokenisation is a solution in search of a problem. If not,...

FundsTech Forum survey: Digital divide and data costs reveal industry concerns

About 75% of participants attending the FundsTech Forum held in London today agreed that market data costs are excessive, highlighting a significant concern within...

25 April 2024

FundsTech Forum panel: Data and utilities – why is the funds industry so terrible at creating a utility?

In the second panel at FundsTech held in London today, experts examined various initiatives designed to harmonise and standardise data in the funds industry. The...

25 April 2024

FCA is keeping close eye on systemic risk following private equity fears

The UK’s financial regulator the FCA is continually monitoring for systemic risk in the funds industry, the FCA’s head of asset management & pensions...

25 April 2024

Swiss fund market hits record high in Q1 2024

The Swiss fund market marked a robust recovery in the first quarter of 2024, reaching an all-time high volume of CHF 1.5 trillion (Swiss...

24 April 2024

Active ETFs are on the Rise in Europe and America, data shows

Active ETFs are gaining momentum globally, with the US leading the charge, according to data. Morningstar data has revealed that by March 2024, actively managed...

24 April 2024

Mirabaud Asset Management launches five-year fixed maturity bond strategy

Mirabaud Asset Management has launched a five-year fixed maturity bond strategy to take advantage of attractive yields across global credit. According to the asset manager,...

24 April 2024

LUXEMBOURG SPOTLIGHT

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...

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

The tension between urgency and inaction will continue to influence sustainability discussions in 2024, as reflected in the trends report from S&P Global.

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