fund administration

CUSTODY: contract killers

Asset managers are forging more rigorous contracts with their custodians. Nick Fitzpatrick says the changes, which could affect prices, are revolutionary for an industry...

ALL EYES ON ETFs

HSBC has become became the latest firm to announce its entry into the European ETF market. The bank has launched an ETF based on the FTSE...

ALTERNATIVES REGULATION: No, Europe, no!

The European Commission proposes stricter regulation of alternative managers. Fiona Rintoul finds great hostility to this in the UK... The proposed Alternative Investment Fund Managers...

ASSET SERVICING: (2) Funds Europe panel 2009

Mark Briol • Biff Bowman • Nadine Chakar • Jaron Van Dam • Susan Ebenston • Andrew Gelb • François Marion • Rob Wright...

EXECUTIVE PANEL: Leading the way

As the global financial crisis continues to unfold, Funds Europe reassembles its CEO panel to talk about the health of the industry... Read Nick Fitzpatrick's...

FUND ADMINISTRATION: Come fly with me

Uncertainty could lead fund managers to seek the safety of more regulated products, tougher domiciles and quality providers. Nicholas Pratt looks at the results...

FUNDS vs MANDATES: would you invest in a pooled fund?

The UK is arguably getting comfortable with pooled funds, but local authorities are still proving tough to persuade, finds Nick Fitzpatrick... Diversification has seen pension...

HEDGE FUND AUTOMATION: look Sharp!

Industry efforts to bring more automation to hedge fund processing are gaining momentum. Nicholas Pratt charts the progress of the Sharp initiative and what...

INVESTOR SERVICES: We built this Citi

Nicholas Pratt talks to Citi’s Andrew Gelb (pictured) about how scope, not just scale, is driving Citi’s securities and fund services business strategy in...

NORDICS: In for the Long Haul

The Danish pension fund for the financial sector is looking at changing its alternative investments. Angele Spiteri Paris reports ... Despite tumultuous financial markets and...

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