Indians have traditionally invested in gold and property, but the country now has 50.6 million mutual fund investors, and they can expect a good return from equities, says Praveen Jagwani, CEO of UTI International Private Limited.
Heightened margin requirements for cleared and uncleared OTC derivatives pose a challenge for legitimate hedging activities and are driving financial institutions to explore alternative hedging models.
With banks under global scrutiny for failing to comply with a growing raft of anti-money laundering regulations, Mark Latham investigates whether enough is being done to prevent similar failures in the asset management industry.
Blockchain aims to radically change the way investors can access funds, says Olivier Portenseigne, Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer of Fundsquare.
Regulation of investment firms in the EU is changing and certain firms will get new ‘proportionate’ prudential requirements. But don’t expect proportionate to mean lower, says Michael Chambers, head of prudential at Cordium.
Liquidity management has been a key part of regulatory reform since the financial crisis in 2008.
After a desperate few years, rising commodity prices proffer new hope for investors in the mining sector. George Mitton reports from Cape Town.
Greater efficiency must be embraced to ensure regulatory changes do not destroy choice for fund buyers, says Bernard Tancré of Clearstream.
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