And so we say goodbye to Cyprus, pretty much. The island in the sun, with its troubled past, has now scored a resounding nul points in the European rosy economic outlook contest.
Nordic values of openness and transparency have helped the country achieve economic success, and are in tune with European funds regulation. George Mitton reports.
A Danish pension fund is growing more savvy about its exposure to alpha, while Sweden's AP may raise fund limits to alternative investment. George Mitton reports.
Depositary banks in the Nordics are waiting with bated breath for their local regulators to interpret the AIFMD. What will it mean for depositary liability, lost securities and cost? George Mitton asked participants at our Stockholm panel.
Spanish bonds in Pioneer Investments' Euro Aggregate Bond portfolio reflects Tanguy Le Saout's optimism for the eurozone.
The UK financial regulator's tougher style of policing fund management is biting as it changes this month to the 'twin peaks' model, finds Nick Fitzpatrick.
Funds Europe asks a selection of professionals how they see the UK's regulatory landscape evolving under the twin peaks model.
In 2007, Amundi deployed the Minimum Variance strategy for its first client. The following summer, equities collapsed. The client, naturally, was happy to have survived the rout. “It was fantastic market timing,” says Melchior Dechelette.
