By the time you read this, I will have hosted my first webinar from home, which I hope will go without a hitch. The subject is Ireland’s funds industry as it faces the Covid-19 challenge.
Anyone who has visited a supermarket recently will know that what shoppers most want is staples. Flour, pasta, eggs, rice: all have been in short supply.
Since the global financial crisis of 2008, the use of private credit as an alternative to bank loans has grown exponentially. But what, asks Mark Latham, will be the sector’s prospects post-Covid?
Covid-19 has prompted fund managers to consider how the world will change – perhaps forever – in terms of globalisation and, notably, the response to climate change. By Alex Rolandi.
ETFs recently marked their 20th birthday in Europe amid uncertainty and volatility. The Covid-19 crisis has hit indices hard but opportunities in these index-based investments still exist, say experts.
A greater awareness of governance in Ireland’s funds industry came about just in time for the Covid-19 crisis, writes Nick Fitzpatrick. But the regulator is keenly watching developments and has ramped up the focus on liquidity risk.
Ireland’s investor services sector is undergoing a real-life stress test. Funds Europe speaks to some of its foremost personalities about working from home and the business-as-usual matters of asset servicing.
Ireland seeks greater efficiencies for its ETF industry, but lockdown threatens to delay a key plan to upgrade operations before the end of the year. Nicholas Pratt reports.
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