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UK proposes return to research bundling rules

15 April 2024

The UK’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has proposed a plan that will reverse a key part of the MiFID II reforms. The FCA’s plan would enable asset managers to ‘bundle’ their investment research payments with broker fees. The proposal goes against a rule adopted in 2018 as part...

Sarasin restructures investment team

Thematic fund manager Sarasin & Partners has announced a number of appointments to its investment team. Subitha Subramaniam has been promoted to the role of...

15 April 2024

Europe’s ETF market to hit €2.5trn by 2030 – Lipper

Assets under management (AuM) for Europe’s ETF industry reached an all-time high in 2023, according to market data provider Lipper. Assets increased to reach €1.564...

15 April 2024

Efama calls for changes to wholesale data market

Efama, the trade association for European asset managers, has called for reform of the wholesale data market. The call, which was also made by the...

15 April 2024

Payden & Rygel bolsters Benelux and Nordics teams

Global investment firm Payden & Rygel has added to its Benelux and Nordic teams as part of an increased focus on Northern Europe. The privately-owned...

15 April 2024

Taskforce calls on EU, UK and Switzerland to align on T+1

A European task force has called on the EU, UK and Switzerland to coordinate their implementation of a shortened settlement cycle. The call comes in...

15 April 2024

EU regulators to launch test in preparation for DORA

Financial institutions within the EU, including asset managers, have been asked to take part in a training exercise ahead of the implementation of the...

12 April 2024

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Europe’s ETF market to hit €2.5trn by 2030 – Lipper

Assets under management (AuM) for Europe’s ETF industry reached an all-time high in 2023, according to market data provider Lipper. Assets increased to reach €1.564...

Europe’s T+1 dilemma

Jens Schmidt at EY Luxembourg is among some who say t+1 could hinder deeper changes that are needed in capital markets. Nicholas Pratt talks...

Fixed income ETFs see “subdued” inflows in February

Inflows into fixed income ETFs decelerated in February, although the market remains supportive of the asset class in anticipation of rate cuts later this...

Vox pop: “Increased investment volumes” expected for 2024

Higher real estate investment volumes and reaching “peak rate” in central bank policy rates are among the expectations for the property market, hears Piyasi...

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London and Paris top Europe's real estate demand, while Rome faces challenges. As heat got anything to do with it? Piyasi Mitra reports. London topped...

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