Fund administration rankings: Europe by numbers

Our 2019 survey of third-party administration firms presents global assets under adminstration and a breakdown for Europe and major fund centres.

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ESG roundtable: The Deliveroo of ESG

ESG events that have captured attention in the past year, and the evolution of attitudes to ESG-based returns, are two topics our expert panellists discuss.

Lies, damn lies and diluted ESG metrics

Fund managers talk to Nicholas Pratt about the dangers of ESG metrics that boil complex risks down to a single number.

Ireland: The Munster funds industry

“If you build it, they will come” is an oft-misquoted phrase from the film Field of Dreams, but there seems to be some truth in the sentiment if we look at the Irish funds industry, writes Angela Madden.

ESG: Into the woods

A new initiative from Denmark could pave the way for European pension funds to become more involved in forest management – But, as indigenous people understand better than anyone, this carries a duty of custodianship. David Whitehouse reports.

Digital innovation can lighten the regulatory load

Digital_reporting As regulatory demands proliferate, fund and asset managers are finding that reporting on everything from sustainability to technical standards is a growing burden on...

Better late than never to the digitalisation party

Digitalisation Deep Pool Financial Solutions’ Roger Woolman explains how fund managers and administrators are increasingly using digital investment services to keep pace with evolving...

Market woes bring opportunity to assess virtues of thematic investing

Graphs The market volatility and macroeconomic disruptions of 2022 have raised a challenge to the thematic investing boom, but also offer a chance to reappraise the benefits of the...

Establishing a cross-border fund: Four ways you could be delayed

Rosemary_McCollin In today’s globalised investment environment, fund managers can more accurately target their investor bases by establishing funds across borders....

Strategies for reducing operational risk in private debt funds

Operational risk is defined as the risk of losses stemming from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, and systems, or from external events.[1] This also includes legal risk,...

Time is money: the hidden challenges of T+1

Under_pressure The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the Investment Company Institute (ICI), and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) last year...

Executive Interviews

Interview: One of the greatest innovations

ETFs are emerging as a viable means for institutional investors to gain exposure to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, says Alexis Marinof, WisdomTree’s head of Europe, in an interview with...

Executive interview: Where the ESG flowers should bloom

David Hunt (pictured below), president and chief executive of PGIM, tells Romil Patel about leading a top-ten global asset manager through a remarkable era of change.

Roundtables & Panels

Jersey roundtable: Embracing next-gen investors

A recent Funds Europe roundtable in association with Jersey Finance discussed how Jersey can retain its appeal among next-gen investors by embracing digital innovation and sustainable finance.

Ireland roundtable: 'If only we could copyright the colour green'

Our latest Ireland roundtable saw fund management head Robin Creswell join a panel of Irish funds experts to discuss AIFs, Ireland’s CP86 governance project, and the potential for the Emerald Isle to be a ‘green’ hub.

Thought leadership from Qontigo

Thematic investing

Market volatility & macroeconomic disruptions have raised a challenge to thematic investing, but also offer a chance to reappraise the benefits of this approach. Learn more about Qontigo's STOXX Thematic Indices from Christoph Schon, Senior Principal, Applied Research.

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