Interviews

INTERVIEW: Less patience with underperformance

Dec 19, 2013

P Duval Pascal Duval, Russell Investments' Emea chief executive, is ringing the changes for performance fees, he tells Nick Fitzpatrick. The head of the multi-manager says fees are flawed, but good managers will understand.

FRENCH EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: The American dream

Nov 11, 2013

Pierre Servant The chief executive of Natixis Global Asset Management tells George Mitton about the challenging French market, acquisition plans and why significant asset managers must be present in the US.

US EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Beyond the ivory tower

Nov 11, 2013

Churchill Franklin Churchill G. Franklin co-founded Boston's Acadian in 1986. He tells Nick Fitzpatrick what the firm did differently and how its international outlook led to a Ucits business based in London.

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Fruits of the vine

Sep 27, 2013

Massimo-Tosato Massimo Tosato talks to Nick Fitzpatrick about Schroders' brand-building in fixed income, how to confront declining margins, and why the purchase of a small Swiss asset manager will definitely not be a catastrophe.

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: ‘Big companies are rotten at innovation’

Sep 06, 2013

Jim-McCaughan The chief executive at Principal Global Investors, a multi-boutique asset manager, met George Mitton in Monaco to explain why big firms are bad at original thought.

ASIAN ASSET MANAGERS CEO INTERVIEW: On the move

Jul 23, 2013

Just as Eastspring Investments starts its big Europe push, Guy Strapp takes over as chief executive. Stefanie Eschenbacher finds out more about the expansion plans of the Asian asset manager.

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

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.

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.

From regulatory trends to biodiversity, Guillaume Abel, deputy CEO, Mirova, discusses all things sustainable finance.

Interview: Embedded finance - the future forward

What drives non-financial enterprises to offer financial products and services to their end-users and communities? Josh Cogan, lead client partner, banking-as-a-service, Finastra, explains.

Roundtables & Panels

Luxembourg Roundtable: In person in Luxembourg

Experts weigh in on key investment issues in Luxembourg, touching on private assets, ESG and regulation.

Roundtable: Private equity in a new decade

With interest rates rising, entry price and valuations in private assets are going to be the most essential factors for returns. This is something not many people in the industry have experienced, our private equity panel is told.

Decarbonisation

The way ahead for infrastructure

Explore the investment implications of decarbonization and the way ahead as investors navigate the new landscape.
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Regulation

Penalty spot: are buy-side firms hitting the SDR target?

How have buy-side firms adapted to the Settlement Discipline Regime and what are the operational challenges that remain?

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Global Automation

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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