May 2022

A world of complaints

This quarter, I will set foot on at least three continents as business travel shuttles me around the earth. From trade shows and conferences,...

Sponsored feature: INDOS Financial welcomes new ILP opportunities

The Irish Limited Partnership rules increase Ireland’s attractiveness as a domicile for private assets and INDOS Financial (Ireland) Depositary Limited has picked up its...

Sponsored feature: The crypto market on the cusp of adoption

Designed as a payment tool, cryptocurrencies have attracted the interest of asset managers as the promise of returns is so high, writes Laurent Marochini, head...

Lies, damn lies and diluted ESG metrics

Fund managers talk to Nicholas Pratt about the dangers of ESG metrics that boil complex risks down to a single number. According to Douglas Adams,...

Climate change: The rocky road to somewhere

Amid heightened concerns about greenwashing, the funds industry’s stance on climate investing has come under increasing scrutiny. Pete Carvill looks at two studies in...

ESG: Into the woods

A new initiative from Denmark could pave the way for European pension funds to become more involved in forest management – But, as indigenous...

Exchange-traded funds: Transitioning times for ETFs

Green finance rules are driving huge changes in ETF indexing but have not disrupted index providers - firms that the FCA is now monitoring,...

Inside view: Give long-term engagement a chance

Last year’s AGM season was meant to see a leap forward in the spread of shareholder democracy – but instead it exposed “alarming” new...

Sponsored feature: Scaling up sustainable solutions

Euroclear, MFEX and Greenomy are addressing sustainable finance challenges with innovative, scalable solutions. One of the greatest challenges facing society today is climate change. The...

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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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