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Executive Interviews

Executive interview: Into the front office

Feb 10, 2021

David_AbitbolDavid Abitbol, chief executive of Societe Generale Securities Services, talks to Nick Fitzpatrick about digital transformation and inroads to fund managers’ front offices.

Todd Ruppert pens poem to honour veteran CEO Martin Gilbert

Jan 11, 2021

Martin Gilbert Aberdeen Revolut River & MercantileMartin Gilbert (pictured left), the veteran asset management CEO who won the Funds Europe Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020, is not only interviewed in the latest edition of Funds Europe magazine, but is also honoured by a poem by Todd Ruppert.

Interview: How to adapt distribution strategy in a pandemic

Jan 07, 2021

Richard_GarlandRichard Garland, the distribution head at Ninety One, gives Fiona Nicolson an insight into how the firm maintained contact with professional clients throughout lockdown – and reveals that a little magic was involved.

Executive interview: The man who made Aberdeen

Jan 05, 2021

Martin-GilbertMartin Gilbert reflects on nearly four decades as Aberdeen CEO, including what he brought to the company, his regrets at not entering into private markets earlier, and passing like ships in the night with Larry Fink. Interview by Nick Fitzpatrick.

Executive interview: Collaborating to create real-world impact

Dec 03, 2020

WindfarmJohan Florén, head of communications and ESG at Swedish pension fund AP7, discusses collaboration between asset owners to address systemic challenges, setting and achieving realistic ESG policy goals and contributing to sustainability in real terms.

Asian executive interview: Hong Kong: Bridging the ESG gap

Nov 25, 2020

Lun AuDr King Lun Au, executive director at the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) discusses Hong Kong’s “unique” role in developing ESG in the region with Romil Patel.

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Most read features in April

‘Manning up’: The challenge for ManCos

Fund management ManCos could become extinct – certainly for small asset managers. But as providers tell Angela Madden, even substantially larger firms may look to outsource.

Roundtable: Achieving personalisation at scale

The lines between asset and wealth management are continually blurring. A Funds Europe panel debated the operational impact of this convergence and what firms can do to enable personalised services at scale.

Cryptocurrencies: Could Switzerland become a global leader in cryptocurrency?

The country has experienced much success in crypto to date, but can Europe’s ‘crypto valley’ maintain a competitive edge on the global stage? By Hannah Godfrey.

Crypto funds face long wait for regulatory approval

While cryptocurrencies forge onwards, access for investors who prefer to invest through regulated vehicles remains muted. A wait-and-see stance by regulators lies at the centre of this, finds Nicholas Pratt.

Sponsored feature: Navigating ESG’s complex regulatory landscape

Amid growing demand from socially conscious investors, asset managers have worked tirelessly over the past decade to create ESG investment vehicles. While the pandemic heightened mainstream interest in ESG, the trend is projected to continue its acceleration as it has become widely recognised as a key value driver.

Sponsored Features

Establishing a cross-border fund: Four ways you could be delayed

Rosemary_McCollinIn today’s globalised investment environment, fund managers can more accurately target their investor bases by establishing funds across borders....

Strategies for reducing operational risk in private debt funds

Operational risk is defined as the risk of losses stemming from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, and systems, or from external events.[1] This also includes legal risk...

Time is money: the hidden challenges of T+1

Under_pressureThe Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the Investment Company Institute (ICI), and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) last year...

Opinion: The importance of domicile for emerging managers

Elliot_RefsonFor emerging managers – any firm newly launching into the asset management market – choosing partners is a crucial exercise, and that includes the fund domicile....

Sponsored feature: INDOS Financial welcomes new ILP opportunities

Padhraic_McLaughlinThe Irish Limited Partnership rules increase Ireland’s attractiveness as a domicile for private assets and INDOS Financial (Ireland) Depositary Limited...

Sponsored feature: The crypto market on the cusp of adoption

crypto marketDesigned as a payment tool, cryptocurrencies have attracted the interest of asset managers as the promise of returns is so high. 

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Fund launches

Grayscale Investments enters European ETF market with HANetf collaboration

Neuberger Berman launches space economy fund

Lombard Odier preparing circular plastic fund

MGIM launches Global Sustainable Equity fund

Amati Global Investors launches innovation fund

ALL FUND LAUNCHES

Executive Interviews

Interview: One of the greatest innovations

ETFs are emerging as a viable means for institutional investors to gain exposure to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, says Alexis Marinof, WisdomTree’s head of Europe, in an interview with...

Executive interview: Where the ESG flowers should bloom

David Hunt (pictured below), president and chief executive of PGIM, tells Romil Patel about leading a top-ten global asset manager through a remarkable era of change.

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Roundtables & Panels

ESG roundtable: The Deliveroo of ESG

ESG events that have captured attention in the past year, and the evolution of attitudes to ESG-based returns, are two topics our expert panellists discuss.

Roundtable: The digital transformation opportunity

The funds industry is looking at adopting new types of technology, from automation to ESG reporting, blockchain and tokenisation. A FundsTech roundtable in March explored how these will revolutionise the sector.

ALL ROUNDTABLES

Latest Survey

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Emerging Managers Survey 2022

We are conducting a quick survey to find out the most important considerations for emerging managers when choosing a jurisdiction and the biggest challenges they face in 2022.
Please let us know your views.

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Latest Webinar

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Watch our webinar where we look at the challenges that the new EU Taxonomy regulation brings, and gain a better understanding of the merits of technology to inform accurate monitoring and reporting.

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Top read news last week

Opinion: Why the UK is right to diverge from Europe’s “prohibitive” sustainable finance rules

The EU’s sustainable finance action plan will increase operating costs by more than €20 billion, says Dr Andy Sloan, founder of Channel Islands-based think-tank, the ISICI.

Gold’s 50-year relationship with inflation

Chris Mellor, of Invesco, considers the perceived breakdown between the gold price and inflation and tries to answer if this is a permanent feature for the precious metal.

abrdn Research Institute's deputy head joins Redwheel

abrdn Research Institute’s deputy head, Stephanie Kelly, has exited to join investment manager Redwheel in the newly created role of head of thematic sustainability research.

UK investors pull £2.5 billion from equity funds in April

UK investors withdrew £2.5 billion from equity funds in April, following redemptions of £5 billion in the first quarter.

Europe hardest hit as funds post record poor performance in Q1

The war in Ukraine combined with wider economic crises led to a record poor performance of funds worldwide in Q1, particularly in Europe, according to research from BMO Global Asset Management.

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