December 2021

Editorial: Inflation’s on the rise

Nick Fitzpatrick -

Inflation is now a major talking point in asset management after hitting a 30-year high in the US. Price increases are seen across the...

The need to make climate targets easy

Funds Europe -

If you want something to be successful, make it easy for someone to use. Drive-through restaurants, remote controls and tea bags all make everyday...

Clearing & settlement: Uncertainty remains after EU postpones CSDR mandatory buy-ins

David Whitehouse -

The industry may have been “delighted” by the recent postponement of new settlement rules, but it still has to get to grips with the...

Technology: For explainable AI, look in the white box

Lynn Strongin Dodds -

The rise in AI investing parallels a growing need to understand how computers make decisions, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds. Computer-driven models are nothing new, but...

Infrastructure roundtable: How Covid could benefit infra

Funds Europe -

Inflation: Planes, trains and used autos

Lynn Strongin Dodds -

Inflation, it seems, is back. What’s causing it and how will central banks react? Lynn Strongin Dodds listens in on the conversation and asks...

Exchange-traded funds: Covid-19 spurs work-from-home ETFs

Funds Europe -

In the wake of the Covid-19 emergency, US ETF managers are launching funds that tap into the working-from-home phenomenon. The question is, will these...

COP26: Environmental risk

Funds Europe -

The COP26 summit has focused minds on climate-related investing. Commitments included not only more climate capital, but also more disclosure standards. such measures are...

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