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SURVEY: fund manager survey: hybrid funds in 2024

Hybrid funds are an innovative development in the cross-border funds industry that are intended to allow a wider range of investors to access private...

Nearshoring boosts investment in emerging markets

The moving of supply chains closer to home markets, the increasingly prevalent phenomenon known as near-shoring, is one of the key trends in emerging...

Preparing for a new era of client service in the alternatives industry

By Joseph Latini, chief commercial officer, MUFG Investor Services   For several years, rising interest rates, inflation, and geopolitical uncertainty resulted in fewer deals, fewer exits, delayed...

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...

Sponsored feature: The democratisation of investment in the unlisted market: the industry’s second wind?

2024: a pivotal year for Private Markets funds1 after two consecutive years of slowdown in an inflationary environment, accompanied with higher interest rates and...

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...

Hot property locations

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...

Opportunities beyond the Magnificent Seven

Technology’s Magnificent Seven captures investors’ attention, along with the wider AI boom. Piyasi Mitra speaks with fund managers navigating global equities, where a big...

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The tension between urgency and inaction will continue to influence sustainability discussions in 2024, as reflected in the trends report from S&P Global.
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