April 2021

Editorial: Difficult to clean

The SFDR is an EU regulation that aims to eradicate any form of greenwashing in ESG funds. Now that it has been delivered, data...

Opinion: Greening the bond markets

It’s getting harder not to be green. This is nowhere more apparent than the bond markets. Late to the party, bonds are greening so...

ESG: Green, greener, greenest…

The EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation has been widely welcomed by the funds industry, but its implementation remains challenged. Alex Rolandi reports. When the EU’s landmark Sustainable...

Compliance: ManCos gain wealthy backers

The growth in third-party ManCos is fuelled partly by private equity money, such as at FundRock and Carne Group. Nicholas Pratt reports. The third-party management company...

Regulation: The Limited Qualified Investor Fund

Over the past decades, Switzerland has earned a reputation as a globally relevant financial centre for the fund and asset management industry. Nevertheless, due to...

Global real estate: Logistics centres reach a new milestone

For investors in logistics buildings, Covid-19 spurred expected growth by years. Surging demand for e-commerce means the number of warehouse sites is shrinking, providing...

Sponsored feature: A new paradigm

Funds Europe talks to Calastone’s Dan Kramer about the firm’s latest innovation, DMI Fund Services, and its implication for fund administration. Global funds network Calastone...

Sharia: When Muslim principles meet ESG

How are the worlds of Sharia and sustainable investing converging –and to what extent can this trend continue? Tanya Ashreena reports. When Schroders announced the...

Securities finance: Securities lending industry defines its digital future

Hampered by a lack of standardisation, the securities finance market is now undergoing a technological transformation that aims to reduce fragmentation, lower risks and...

CAMRADATA Live activity: Private equity piques investor interest in Q1

Data for the first quarter shows rising interest in Private Equity – though in public markets, Global Equity leads the way, finds CAMRADATA. Market uncertainty...

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