February 2019

EDITORIAL: Un-mutual funds

In Luxembourg, they talk about fund management firms “doing it the M&G way” – that is, arriving from the UK to create or expand...

Opinion: Bring me your worst ideas

As a pension fund manager said to me recently, all those “best ideas” funds on the market make you wonder what you’re getting when...

Brexit: A less common market

European managers have a simple temporary solution to keeping their UK distribution rights after Brexit – but UK managers must contend with evolving substance...

Ian Simm interview: Green for go

Ian Simm, chief executive of green fund house Impax Asset Management, talks to Mark Latham about how money can be used to benefit the...

Distribution: “Hopefully people understand fees more”

They probably don’t, but they might start to now that the European financial regulator is releasing annual fee statistics. Fiona Rintoul reports. “We need everyone...

Sponsored feature: Trending alternative asset classes & what this means for service providers

Managers are increasingly looking to their service provider, especially the fund administrator, to offer value-add services, says Kavitha Ramachandran of Maitland. Allocations to alternative asset...

Alfi conference: Top of the agenda

The Luxembourg funds industry association, Alfi, holds its European Asset Management Conference next month. Funds Europe talked to participants and others in Luxembourg about...

Brexit debate: United in disapproval

Their views on Brexit are poles apart, but Gina Miller and Roger Bootle agree that the UK’s withdrawal agreement is next to worthless. Nick...

Sponsored feature: Brexiting with a ManCo

Brexit has left asset managers worrying about the distribution of UK funds into the EU – a topic discussed in depth at fund administration...

Legal Ease: Regulating marketing

Alternative investment fund managers wanting to raise money in the EEA in the future will need to monitor forthcoming changes to the rules. Proposed...

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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.
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