November 2019

Editorial: Comfortable with risk

Insurers in France are starting to acknowledge how hard it is to support certain popular retail savings products because the low yields from bonds...

Opinion: Let’s call out complexity

Never let it be said that I am obsessed with saving for retirement. My so-called “plan” is a guddle of bits of flats, micro...

French asset management: The revolution in France’s retail funds market

French asset managers could finally topple banks and insurers to crack the domestic retail investment market. Multi-asset, thematic funds and derivatives are the main...

Sustainable investment: A fresh source of French ESG

French asset managers could be pioneers in the adoption of ESG investing, but the country’s firms – like its regional cuisines – boast their...

AMF interview: 2019 was about blockchain, crypto and sustainability

This is the year the French funds regulator forged a path for alternative funds and custody banks to facilitate crypto investment. Nick Fitzpatrick reports....

Inside view: Modi’s game plan for India

Transforming India’s rural population into a middle class that consumes is a key objective of India’s re-elected leader, writes Praveen Jagwani, chief executive of...

Sponsored feature: Navigating troubled waters with an economic moat

A closer look at what enables moats to weather financial storms. Warren Buffett was using moats as a metaphor for the economic benefits that companies...

Alternative fund administration: The private debt stress test

Private debt is a very popular asset class, but the sector has never faced a market downturn. Nicholas Pratt explores the operational challenges that...

Legal Ease: Are all regimes created equal?

In the context of Brexit, asset managers may consider equivalence as an option for accessing EU markets without obtaining separate authorisations in the absence...

Exchange-traded funds: The rise of the internationalists

Nicholas Pratt looks at the international settlement model for ETFs and asks whether the structure has lived up to its promised benefits. Back in 2013,...

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

The tension between urgency and inaction will continue to influence sustainability discussions in 2024, as reflected in the trends report from S&P Global.
FIND OUT MORE
This white paper outlines key challenges impeding the growth of private markets and explores how technological innovation can provide solutions to unlock access to private market funds for a growing…
DOWNLOAD NOW

CLOUD DATA PLATFORMS

Luxembourg is one of the world’s premiere centres for cross-border distribution of investment funds. Read our special regional coverage, coinciding with the annual ALFI European Asset Management Conference.
READ MORE