Central bank policies after the financial crisis smoothed foreign exchange swings – but volatility has returned in recent months. David Stevenson looks at various approaches to currency management in this environment.
2015 is set to be another bumper year for non-performing loan (NPL) transactions in Europe – even larger than 2014, which saw more than €90 billion of deals completed, itself a 40% year-on-year increase.
With operational outsourcing of real estate investments on the increase, Nicholas Pratt looks at issues around the evolution of fund admin in this sector.
Fund administration firm Maitland has seen its assets under administration grow by $40 billion (€36.8 billion) after announcing an outsourcing transaction with Stanlib, a large African fund manager.
Deutsche Bank has launched a fund processing service for investment managers that invest in illiquid assets, such as private loans, in a move that reflects wider efforts by fund administrators to improve support for alternative asset classes.
Richard Garland, a distribution head at Investec, thinks financial planners should support a rebateless model, regardless of whether regulators force them to adopt one. Nick Fitzpatrick hears why.
Richard Garland, a distribution head at Investec, thinks financial planners should support a rebateless model, regardless of whether regulators force them to adopt one. Nick Fitzpatrick hears why.
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Editorial Synopsis July/August 2015 In the first instance, please contact the journalist by email Switzerland Invitation only
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Northern Trust is the latest asset services provider to announce that RPMI Railpen, the asset manager of one of the largest UK pension funds, has awarded it with an investment operations mandate.
Asset manager T. Rowe Price has selected BNY Mellon’s asset servicing business to provide portfolio and fund accounting services in a major strategic agreement that will see many job transfers.
