Executive Interviews

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Data: Overcoming the stigma of data outsourcing

Asset management firms have been slow to adopt data management outsourcing and cloud technology. Although outsourcing is very much in fashion, reservations remain and cyber security is key. Alex Rolandi reports.

Executive interview: The height of ambition

It seemed like a great idea at the time, but three years after the merger that created Standard Life Aberdeen, and as a global depression looms, what are the chief executive’s thoughts now? By Mark Latham.

Germany: A positive surprise from Germany

German investors, including retail, have been cognisant of long-termism and shown little sign of panic in their investment behaviour, finds Fiona Rintoul.

Market view: Clearstream open for business in Australia

Clearstream extended its investment fund services into Australia during 2019 with the acquisition of Sydney-based managed fund custodian Ausmaq Ltd.

Association Column: Casting the net wider

The pandemic sweeping the world is proving to be an excellent test for alternative data to prove its merits. The virus has led to a surge in demand for alternative data from investors, governments and central banks to interpret how it is impacting industries around the world.

Digital Features & Sponsored Profiles

Can investment value chain nirvana be achieved in practice?

Sionic’s managing partner and co-head of the asset management practice, Paul Sutton, and Ashley Sheen, director in its asset management practice, weigh up the...

Cycles in the time of Covid-19

Coronavirus_newspapers How to invest in a time of Covid-19 is a question that affects us all. In this webinar, Mathieu Savary, strategist at BCA Research,...

Regulation: The correct value judgements

Boxers The first round of ‘Assessment of Value’ reports in the UK fund management industry reveals wide variation in quality, finds Bob Currie.

Fund launches

Fulcrum launches climate change fund

Morgan Stanley IM launches two European sustainable bond funds

Brunel, Schroders and 2 other multi-asset news items

Franklin Templeton rolls out climate ETFs aligned to Paris accord

Vontobel AM starts marketing multi-asset strategy to UK investors

Executive Interviews

Executive interview: A question of positive externalities

Jul 01, 2020

‘There is finance, there is money and there is quality – quality of life in a wider sense,’ Günther Schiendl, chief investment officer of VBV Pensionskasse, tells Romil Patel.

Executive interview: The height of ambition

Jun 18, 2020

It seemed like a great idea at the time, but three years after the merger that created Standard Life Aberdeen, and as a global depression looms, what are the chief executive’s thoughts now? By...

Roundtables & Panels

ESG roundtable: One shot at refinancing a fit-for-purpose economy

Jul 01, 2020

Humanity has a one-off opportunity to address the climate crisis head-on and reshape the global economy. With transition risks and opportunities imminent, setting up the winning shot is everything. Chaired by Romil Patel.

South Africa asset management roundtable: Global rebound on ice

Apr 16, 2020

Experts discuss the investment implications of the coronavirus pandemic, a delayed rebound in global growth and dealing with South Africa’s energy issues head on. Chaired by Romil Patel in Cape Town.