Insights

Legacy Systems: A less disruptive digital transformation

Nov 01, 2022

Legacy digital transformation Given the great difficulty of replacing legacy technology, the answer to transforming business operations could be something less...

Fundstech automation: The difference between Asia and Luxembourg’s automation rates

Oct 31, 2022

Automation rates in the global funds market differ both between and within regions – But as Nicholas Pratt discovers, there may also be a difference in what is...

Emerging markets: China’s zero-Covid policy pushes India to top of emerging-markets wish lists

Oct 20, 2022

China Investors say China’s zero-Covid 19 policy and sluggish growth prospects leave India as the standout Asian emerging market, but is mean reversion likely? David Whitehouse...

Custody’s cake shrinks in size

Oct 13, 2022

volatility, custody Higher interest rates could be a boon for custody banks. Meanwhile, asset levels have fallen during severe market volatility. By Nick Fitzpatrick.

Association column: Cyprus has found its niche

Oct 12, 2022

Cyprus Andreas Yiasemides, president of the Cyprus Investment Funds Association, explains why US asset managers are showing interest in the jurisdiction.

Specialist Fund Administration: Strength in numbers

Oct 07, 2022

Fund Administration At a time when ‘traditional’ fund administrators face competition from specialists in the growing private assets space, HSBC...

Opinion

ESG rating market failure is more urgent than UK regulators know

ESG, rating, market, failure, urgent, UK, regulators The UK financial regulator - now scrutinising ESG ratings providers - must realise the stakes are much higher than exaggerated environmental claims for...

What investors should reassess after Silicon Valley Bank's collapse

investors, reassess, Silicon Valley Bank, bank collapse, banks With the failure of the US bank Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) this week, we saw the largest banking collapse since the...

Proxy voting to see "digital transformation" in 2023 voting season

voting, digital, transformation, 2023, season Digital proxy voting technology can help companies move beyond ESG box-ticking, says Jonathan Smalley of Proxymity.

The next evolution of shadow accounting is co-sourcing

evolution, accounting, co-sourcing, managers, data Managers no longer have to choose between streamlined accounting processes and control of their data. By Yuriy Shterk, chief product officer,...

Industry Comment

Q&A: How fundcraft is revolutionising fund administration

fundcraft, revolutionising, fund administration, fund, Julien de Mayer,fund services, private equity, alternative, investments fundcraft CEO Julien de Mayer talks about how...

A cohesive client focus creates a competitive edge

David Kubilus, cohesive, client focus, competitive, edge U.S. Bank’s David Kubilus tells Funds Europe about the importance of offering an entrepreneurial customer...

Born to be different

John Sergides, born, different, asset servicing MUFG Investor Services CEO John Sergides talks about the changing alternative asset servicing space and the importance of being different....

Hedge funds explore the next big distribution opportunity

With the right administrative support, there's no reason why retail market can't be an exciting new source of opportunity for hedge funds. By Fiona Mulligan, Global Hedge Fund...

Fund launches

Global X ETFs launches four China-related funds

M&G unveils Article 9 health fund

Fidelity targets emission-cutting nations with green sovereign bond ETF

Franklin Templeton launches Article 8 EM ETF

BNY Mellon launches emerging market impact bond fund

Executive Interviews

Interview: "It's more than just ESG-integration"

Northern Trust’s Marie Dzanis, head of asset management, EMEA, and Julie Moret, global head of sustainable investing and stewardship, talk to Benjamin David about the interconnected nature of ESG...

Paris CEO report: what’s changing for asset managers?

Following our head-to-head Paris discussion Funds Europe spoke to two more major French industry leaders at Amundi and Axa IM. Topics for discussion included the ‘new abnormal’ business...

Roundtables & Panels

Luxembourg Roundtable: “We have good reason to believe it might work”

The success of the Eltif and the tokenisation of private assets funds are among the topics discussed in Funds Europe's private markets roundtable in Luxembourg.

Luxembourg Roundtable: “The main characteristics of greenwashing should be intent”

Our expert Luxembourg panel, including M&G and Generali Investments, hears how the EU sustainable investment rules caused firms to reflect over the credibility of ‘green’ products. The discussion also centres on the Eltif’s merits and AIF/Ucits convergence.

Leading up to ALFI's European Asset Management Conference (21-22 March), this month's country in focus is Luxembourg.

Luxembourg in Focus

Global Automation

Edward Glyn, Head of Global Markets at Calastone, discusses some of the most intriguing findings from our recent research into automation in the global investment management industry.