ESG underperformance last year is seen by pension funds as a “temporary setback”, and they intend to pursue investment strategies that seek environmental and social outcomes while also making money, research suggests.
Expectations of lower interest rates drove inflows into bond ETFs during October – a month that otherwise saw net redemptions in bond funds, as well as outflows for the broader long-term funds industry.
More European asset owners are waking up to the benefits of tokenisation, a study by Funds Europe in partnership with asset servicing group Caceis has found, but more conversations around custody of digital assets are needed.
Over 40% of institutional investors said they would continue to allocate more than 10% of their portfolios to private equity, despite lower returns which had significantly affected a number of the investors that were surveyed.
Aviva Investors has appointed Oskar Geldof formerly of Fidelity International, as head of business in the Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg (BeNELux) region.
Blockchain platform FundsDLT has partnered with Standard Chartered to provide the banking group with cloud and blockchain-based transfer agency SaaS for asset managers.
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Why fund admin tech is a key competitive advantage Cian Hyland, Strategic Client Relationship Director at Deep Pool Financial Solutions spoke to us about how technology enables efficient data management, reporting automation and secure data access. | Insights from State Street Cuan Coulter, Global Head of Asset Managers and Head of UK and Ireland at State Street, discusses how fund managers decide between the two cross-border fund domiciles, namely Ireland and Luxembourg, and why asset managers find managing data so difficult. |
Unlocking access to private markets Vincent Clause, who heads the global funds strategy at Euroclear and David Genn, CEO of Goji, sit down with Funds Europe to explain how technological innovation, bolstered by operational experience and global reach, can provide solutions that unlock access to private markets. | Sustainable investing in the DC world Claire Felgate, a specialist in UK defined contribution pension schemes at asset manager BlackRock, talks with Funds Europe editor Nick Fitzpatrick about how - and the pace at which - DC pension schemes are adapting to the requirements of sustainable investment. |
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