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Association column: ESG comes of age

Anouk_Agnes Sustainable finance, ESG, responsible investing… under whichever guise, the topic features prominently on the agenda of any asset manager nowadays. Or so it should, at least.

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Private equity: Where are the bargains?

With global dry powder at a record $1.5 trillion, is the Covid crisis simply an opportunity for private equity firms to snap up firms on the cheap, or will the decade-long rise of private equity in Europe finally start to slow? By Mark Latham.

Specialist fund administrators directory 2020: Covid-19, private equity and liquidity

We present a directory of specialist administrators that took part in Funds Europe’s latest survey and ask senior executives about their experiences of the coronavirus pandemic.

Real estate and Covid-19: 'The office is not dead yet'

Covid-19 has turned the world upside-down – but even though more people are working from home, it does not necessarily signal the death of the office. Alex Rolandi reports.

Fund governance: An exhaustive look under the bonnet

SVM Asset Management believes its response to the FCA's new Assessment of Value regime exceeded basic requirements. Bob Currie talks to the firm’s founder, independent directors and certain staff to find out how.

Fund charges: The latest assault on fees

Recently, Esma said funds were overcharging retail investors and urged more consistency on fees across the EU. What will this mean for UK asset managers once the Brexit transition is over? Alex Rolandi reports.

Digital Features & Sponsored Profiles

Answering the fundamental questions

Recent financial uncertainties have driven asset managers to re-examine the case for service outsourcing, SGSS’s Sarj Panesar tells Funds Europe.

Private markets and alternatives in APAC

Shanghai Private equity investors plan to ramp up their investments in the Asia-Pacific region by 11% in 2020, according to Preqin Pro data shared during our...

The importance of experts

Cloud_computing Funds Europe talks to WisdomTree’s Chris Gannatti about the firm’s cloud computing ETF and the importance of working with subject matter experts when developing...

The case for selectivity

Li_Wei_BlackRock Funds Europe talks to Wei Li, managing director and head of investment strategy for BlackRock ETF and Index Investments about the biggest...

At one with Ireland’s funds ecosystem

Meliosa O’Caoimh, Northern Trust As Northern Trust celebrates 20 years in Ireland, Funds Europe speaks with country head Meliosa O’Caoimh...

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Fund launches

GSAM bond fund makes ESG exclusions such as thermal coal

5G to feature in Neuberger Berman China A-Shares fund

The challenges of impact investing

Pictet launches global credit fund

Four funds targeting the Japanese stock market

Executive Interviews

Executive interview: A question of positive externalities

Jul 01, 2020

‘There is finance, there is money and there is quality – quality of life in a wider sense,’ Günther Schiendl, chief investment officer of VBV Pensionskasse, tells Romil Patel.

Keith Skeoch interview: SLA's heights of ambition

Jun 18, 2020

It seemed like a great idea at the time, but three years after the merger that created Standard Life Aberdeen, and as a global depression looms, what are chief executive Keith Skeoch's thoughts...

Roundtables & Panels

Luxembourg: The "heavy process" of anti-money laundering

Sep 15, 2020

Our expert panel discusses the AML requirements of Ucits funds, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the industry, Brexit and the growth of private equity.

MENA roundtable: Dimensions of diversification

Sep 15, 2020

Investors in the Middle East consider the tools that will be needed to navigate the Covid-19 crisis, the continued appetite for dividend and why it’s all about tech. Chaired by Romil Patel.

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Making Waves – The Power of Private Capital

Private funds can drive the next wave of sustainable finance. Tim Hames outlines some of the key learnings from Guernsey’s 2020 Sustainable Finance Week.

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Latest Webinar

Watch this live webinar where Northern Trust's Gary Paulin discusses, among other things, how firms – large and small – have come to see outsourced trading as a better way of doing things.

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Top news last week

Tabula hires from BlackRock for German push

ETF provider Tabula Investment Management has hired former BlackRock man David Schnautz to target clients in the German-speaking market.

JP Morgan digitises custody process with fintech

JP Morgan has adopted a fintech platform to digitise processes for clients that open custody accounts.

UBS AM launches climate aware strategies

UBS Asset Management has unveiled a cross-asset suite of five “Climate Aware” strategies.

Seven firms hiring through Covid-19 period

Fear of job losses may hang heavily in the air, but some firms in asset management and asset servicing have nevertheless appointed people to newly created positions through the Covid-19 period of uncertainty.

Four funds targeting the Japanese stock market

The Japanese stock market was the worst performing equity sector in July, but after a bumpy year the country’s fortunes appear to be on the turn.

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The Future of ESG is Now

Recent events have tested the resilience and sustainability of firms across all industries around the world. Is your portfolio driving alpha and driving change?

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