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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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Most read features in November

Jersey roundtable: The resilience factor

Our expert Jersey-based fund management roundtable explores what has kept the jurisdiction in vogue and what must be done to maintain its status as a leading financial hub.

FundForum preview: Thinking ahead

In the run-up to FundForum International in October, we ask industry actors about conference-related topics, including digitisation and the extension of private equity investing to retail clients.

ESG and the data challenge

Data has become a primary driver of technology development for asset management. Over the past few years, there has been the realisation among market participants that data is no longer an outcome but a valuable commodity in its own right.

Regulatory pressure

Regulatory pressure for NAV oversight has been evident for some time. A 2013 Thematic Review by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) called for better monitoring of firms’ outsourced processes, which included NAV calculation.

Multi-asset fixed income: A bounty of assets

Flexible fixed income funds have found favour in the past decade of low yields. Tanya Ashreena speaks to fund managers about active approaches by some of these funds to market volatility during the Covid pandemic.

Fund launches

Stonehage Fleming launches global thematic portfolio

Mirabaud AM expands convertible bond range

WisdomTree launches three crypto-basket ETPs

Invesco launches physically-backed Bitcoin ETP

HANetf expands European distribution into France

Executive Interviews

Executive interview: Where the ESG flowers should bloom

David Hunt (pictured below), president and chief executive of PGIM, tells Romil Patel about leading a top-ten global asset manager through a remarkable era of change.

Tech interview: Rise of the robo-adviser

Funds Europe talks to Nutmeg’s CTO, Matt Gatrell, about the role of technology in its online offering.

Roundtables & Panels

China roundtable: ESG opens new doors for diversification

China’s capital markets have experienced considerable change. Equities in certain sectors have come under regulatory pressure, while China bonds are gaining greater index acceptance. All this coincides with China setting ambitious carbon-neutral targets for itself. Our panel explores the...

Investment trusts roundtable: A new lease of life

Investment trusts have been around for more than 150 years, but some of their attractions became more apparent in the pandemic. Our expert panel discussed the virtues of such products and how they can be communicated to investors.

Get ready for CSDR

Don’t underestimate the cost of a failed trade under the CSDR's Settlement Discipline Regime (SDR). While penalties may seem small, multiple fines will mount up very quickly and the administrative burden will be high.

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