As asset managers and asset owners grapple with multiple industry challenges, a growing number are considering entrusting their currency management to a third party. But what factors should they consider when delegating this key function?
As asset managers and asset owners grapple with multiple industry challenges, a growing number are considering entrusting their currency management to a third party. But what factors should they consider when delegating this key function?
Northern Trust grew its UK pension assets under custody by more than $72 billion last year, a year-on-year rise of 8.5%.
Digital transformation will play an important part in shaping the future direction and success of the asset management industry.
Funds Europe talks to Romain Sauvage about Amundi Services, the asset manager’s third party services offering.
Holland’s Kas Bank – recently acquired by pan-European custodian Caceis – has partnered with UK fund manager LGPS Central Limited for cost transparency and reporting services.
The incoming Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SMCR) has been cited as a key driver for fund managers and institutional investors to outsource their dealing desks – a front-office activity once considered too central to fund management to be handed to third parties.
In a webinar hosted by Funds Europe, Gary Paulin of Northern Trust Capital Markets explains why fund management dealing desks form the basis of a new wave of asset management outsourcing.
Santander Asset Management (SAM) has taken a big step in investment outsourcing with the launch of a range of funds that will be managed by third-party firms Amundi, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Robeco, JPMorgan Asset Management and Pimco.
Paris-based Groupama Group – which launched Orange Bank with telecoms firm Orange in 2017 - has outsourced custody of its investment funds to Caceis.
Fund manager Baillie Gifford is to transfer assets from its investment trust savings scheme to financial adviser Hargreaves Lansdown in a deal similar to the one between Hargreaves and JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) announced earlier this month.
