Industry Events

Industry Events

DECEMBER

ESG White Paper

Sustainable Investing: Perspectives from ESG Leaders

American Century Investments teamed up with Copenhagen-based consulting firm Kirstein A/S to survey large asset owners for their views on implementing and overseeing ESG mandates.

Explore views from world’s leaders in sustainable investing on various ESG-related strategies and practices.

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Perspectives from ESG Leaders White Paper

Opinion

Bonds – if not now, then when?

bond Much of the bond market is more attractively priced now than it has been for much of the past decade. Investors thinking about making an allocation should be asking themselves: if...

Tax doesn’t need to be taxing

Liz Pfeuti, tax Every year, I file my tax return a little later than the one before. This year, my accountant has given up sending chaser emails – it’s a...

Are family-owned companies worth it?

Obe Ejikeme, co-fund manager, Carmignac Portfolio Family Governed, explains the advantages of investors choosing family-controlled companies.

Talent, technology and process: foundations for fund managers looking to scale

While outsourcing might not have been as popular historically in the private equity and venture capital space, the wind nevertheless blows decisively in that direction, argues Alex Di...

Most read features

Sponsored feature: An attractive alternative for investors seeking private equity exposure

Private equity has attracted trillions of dollarsi for a simple reason: Over the past two decades, we believe it has provided investors with enhanced returns by taking advantage of opportunities to capture high growth and improve the efficiency of existing businesses.

Thematic ETFs: Very specific investment themes

Thematic ETFs in Europe have become ever-more niche, with Catholic principles and pet care among recent launches. Angela Madden reports.

Sponsored feature: New EU regulations will create a more standardised data environment, but challenges remain

Challenges related to data collection, validation and distribution show why a digital solution is paramount, writes Paul Bureau, head of business development & client service at Manaos.

Providers face tough questions on ESG and energy

Gas and nuclear’s inclusion in the EU’s green taxonomy offers opportunities to energy companies and to the ETFs funding them – but difficult decisions may lie ahead for ETF promoters. Benjamin David reports.

MiCA: What Europe’s cryptoassets regulation means for the continent

MiCA aims to set standards for the EU’s crypto market. Benjamin David outlines the proposals.

Sponsored Features

Sponsored feature: Personalising pension member welcomes: global engagement practices

Pension Why the focus must remain on leading behavioural change and guiding all employees towards a sustainable and successful future retirement plan. By John Dovey, Client Relationship Director at...

Sponsored Feature: Decarbonisation - the way ahead for infrastructure

decarbonisation FOR PROFESSIONAL CLIENTS ONLY. The world is undergoing a remarkable transformation right now, greatly accelerated by the energy transition, coupled with an urgent need for energy...

Sponsored feature: Advocating for automation

Funds Europe talks to Calastone’s Edward Glyn about the importance of automation and why investors’ demands for new technology could be the biggest driver.

Sponsored feature: Fund services can target gaps in UCITS distribution

Fresh from moderating a panel at the ALFI Global Distribution Conference in Luxembourg, RBC Investor & Treasury Services’ Johan Lindberg considers the measures asset managers...

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Upcoming webinar

NT Digital assets regulation webinar

Join this webinar on December 1^st when Justin Chapman & Natalie Berkecz of Northern Trust and Angus Fletcher, CEO of Fnality, will examine key digital asset regulatory themes.

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Global Automation

Calastone Automation survey

While automation has been a focus for operations teams for decades, our latest report, supported by Calastone shows there is much still to be done. Read the full report, with views from close to 600 funds professionals across 12 countries and four regions.

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Latest video

Andy Lemon of Northern Trust Capital Markets discusses why multiple global macro events and inflationary pressures are presenting challenges for asset managers and asset owners to address FX currency risk in their international portfolios.

Top read news last week

ESG reporting is 'biggest challenge' for investment managers

Russell Investments' latest ESG survey indicated that data limitations and non-standardised reporting frameworks constitute the biggest challenges for investment managers.

Just 56% of asset owners are satisfied with investment performance this year

Just 56% of institutional investors are satisfied with investment performance this year, according to a bfinance report, a significant drop since 2020 when 82% were content with financial performance.

European climate fund assets drop 6.5% in nine months to September

Asset flows into European climate funds dropped 6.5% in the first nine months of the year, to $303 billion, as a challenging macro environment weighed on investor sentiment for the product segment.

Funds Europe announces 2022 awards winners

Colin Purdie of Aviva Investors emerged as CIO of the Year at the Funds Europe Awards 2022, held on Thursday, November 10.

BlackRock launches Article 9 impact bond fund

BlackRock has added an Article 9 Impact Bond Fund to its Luxembourg-domiciled BGF range and said the multi-sector approach would help deal with volatility.

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