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Asset class search: European uncertainty marks end to positive year

Funds Europe -

Prior to the war in Ukraine, European equity funds returned between 2% and 40% over the 12 months to the New Year, finds CAMRADATA. European...

Association column: A financial product is not a fridge

Funds Europe -

Aspirations to establish a label for sustainable financial products for transparency reasons are promising. But only if it is implemented correctly. By Adrian Schatzmann,...

Regulation: Panel calls for simplicity in ESG reporting

Funds Europe -

The industry accepts the need for more rigour to ESG fund reporting. But the work will be pointless if investors don’t understand the end...

Data consolidation takes centre stage in asset management M&A

Funds Europe -

Consolidation between asset management firms is overwhelmingly expected to increase. Operational challenges remain thanks to legacy systems. But in a recent webinar - which...

AIFMD v2.0 – a game changer?

Funds Europe -

The European Commission recently issued a proposal for an overhaul of the AIFMD, generally known as AIFMD II. While some of the suggested changes...

Climate investing: Putting together the green finance puzzle

Funds Europe -

Green bonds and sustainable funds have been having a boon period, but work still needs to be done to cement an orderly and sustainable...

ESG: Macquarie challenged to square its ESG commitment with private-airport ownership

Nick Fitzpatrick -

Campaigners are questioning an asset manager’s commitment to ESG because it owns a private airport used by ultra-wealthy people. Nick Fitzpatrick reports. Macquarie Asset Management...

Investment trusts: Why more investors are turning to investment trusts

Funds Europe -

The image of investment trusts as dated and inaccessible fails to do them justice, as investors are increasingly discovering. By Ellie Duncan and Tom...

Legal Ease: The battle for fair taxation

Funds Europe -

Three sets of rules have been proposed to prevent the misuse of shell entities for improper tax purposes. Bastien Voisin (pictured left) and Yann...

Investment analysis: Responsible returns from global equities

Funds Europe -

CAMRADATA studies the returns of SRI funds and finds the range of returns from responsible investors in the global equity asset class. Across different asset...

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