Mark Latham

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Mark Latham is a multi-award-winning financial and business journalist with over 20 years of experience who has worked in Berlin, Brussels, Glasgow and London. He joined Funds Europe after working for a variety of titles including The Sunday Times, the Sunday Herald, Handelsblatt Global Edition, Politico Europe and Dow Jones, where he edited Private Equity News. He started his career as a reporter with The Shetland Times. Aside from the day job writing about finance, Mark occasionally dabbles in travel journalism.

Esma gives green light to sterling LDI buffer post UK bonds crisis

The European financial regulator Esma has given the green light to Irish and Luxembourg regulators to impose an extra safety cushion on funds that...

Investments in illiquid assets saw wide performance divergence in 2023, study finds

Pensions fiduciary managers experienced a wide variation in investment performance across 2023 despite markets performing well, according to a study. The survey of 20 growth...

Schroders starts search for new chief executive

UK asset manager Schroders has started its search for a new chief executive after announcing that Peter Harrison is to retire after eight years...

BlackRock launches government bond Ucits ETFs

US investment giant BlackRock has launched four Ucits ETFs based on government bonds, adding new maturities and exposures to its current ranges of nine...

Federated Hermes boss: AI’s private equity journey “is an evolution not a revolution”

The use of artificial intelligence has as much capacity to benefit private as public markets, according to Karen Sands, the chief operating officer for...

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...

Alts set to see largest increase in fundraising

Alternative asset classes are expected to see the largest increase in fundraising in 2024, according to a survey of fund managers commissioned by Dublin-based...

Equity strategies extend three-year losing streak

Outflows persisted across most UK fund asset classes last month and equity strategies extended their losses, having not seen a quarter of net inflows...

Deployment speed is key obstacle to investing in renewables, survey finds

Speed of deployment is the main obstacle to investing in renewables infrastructure, according to a survey of UK pension funds and insurers. The study, commissioned...

WisdomTree launches US quality growth Ucits ETF

US-based exchange-traded product specialist WisdomTree has launched an ETF that seeks to track the performance of US large-cap high-growth companies. The US Quality Growth Ucits...

Investment trade body backs report calling for greater use of private capital to boost European economy

A report calling for the greater use of private capital to boost European economies has been backed by the pan-European trade body for the...

Allianz GI gets green light to operate fund management firm in China

London-based Allianz Global Investors has gained approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to operate as a wholly foreign-owned public fund management company in...

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