May 2017

OPINION: Fund fees – the issue that will not die

For what feels like the gazillionth time, fund fees came under scrutiny last month. Like sky-high executive pay, tax-dodging and expenses fiddling, opaque and...

NORDIC ASSET MANAGEMENT: No more skeletons in the closet

The Nordic funds industry claims that by working alongside regulators it has dealt head on with the controversy over alleged closet-tracking. Mark Latham reports. While...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Investing for income

Portfolio Manager Thomas Kruse examines the findings from Pioneer Investments’ survey on income investing and outlines ways of achieving a target income. Income shortage will...

REGTECH: ‘Regtech is snowballing’

With annual spending on regulatory technology thought to be €50 billion and growing, Funds Europe asks a selection of fund management firms, tech providers...

DISTRIBUTION: Get connected and ready

In 2018, fund distributors will have to comply with Priips and MiFID II on top of existing Ucits rules. Nicholas Pratt looks for any...

LEGAL EASE: Tackling inconsistency

In February, the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) moved to address some of the inconsistencies between the Ucits Directive and the Alternative Investment...

REAL ESTATE: Seeking out special properties

Competition in the property sector and a shortage of available buildings are leading investors to more specialist real estate funds, writes Nicholas Pratt. Global investment...

THE REAL ESTATE CFO: The cornerstone of real estate

The role of CFO within real estate investment platforms is becoming increasingly complex. Michael Hornsby and Renaud Breyer of EY Luxembourg explain why. The CFO...

JAPAN EQUITIES: Don’t believe what you read

While some companies have been stymied by Japan’s low or no-growth environment, others have learnt to thrive, finds Fiona Rintoul. “It’s important not to buy...

JAPAN INSIDE VIEW: DoesJapan have the answer to inequality?

Eric Lonergan of M&G Investments looks at various theories about why Japan wants to raise the inflation rate. Which of them is the most...

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