Asset Servicing

Custody: The future cryptocustodian

A lag exists between asset managers who want to move on digital assets, and back offices that are working to be operationally ready, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds. Plus, tables from our 2021 asset servicing survey.

Investment trusts roundtable: A new lease of life

Investment trusts have been around for more than 150 years, but some of their attractions became more apparent in the pandemic. Our expert panel discussed the virtues of such products and how they can be communicated to investors.

Inside view: Why data convergence is essential to support sustainable finance

A survey of ESG data vendors shows data for complying with EU sustainability rules is “patchy” and challenges are likely to persist for some time, says Patrick Rooney, senior regulatory affairs manager at Irish Funds.

French green bonds: La révolution verte

In 2020, Paris-based stock exchange operator Euronext listed 37 green bonds. These bonds form a ‘green revolution’ with deep roots in France, as Lynn Strongin Dodds reports.

From corporate reform to system reform

Aviva-IPCF-WBA How investors can reform markets and help combat climate change

Preventing the “huge consequences” of NAV oversight error

Shortcomings in net asset value oversight are a risk to the industry, and heightened regulation is making proper oversight essential, experts on a recent...

Transforming the Investment Lifecycle: The Future is Digital

Digital_asset Digital assets will profoundly transform the financial ecosystem. Industry participants, institutional investors and asset managers will soon experience those changes and need...

The $2.5 trillion window for diversification and opportunity

John_Cook_and_Greg_Payne An aversion to hype and commitment to value continue to drive performance at a pioneering environmental thematic manager.

Data: A key stake in execution performance

Data Over the past decade, access to liquidity - and therefore execution performance - for asset managers has become increasingly complex. Data is at the heart of this transformation.

Chinese Bonds: Yields, credit quality are too strong to ignore

Chinese_Parliament Investors with the right strategic approach can benefit from the breadth of high-quality Chinese bonds. BlackRock and FTSE Russell analyse some of the key...

Executive Interviews

Executive interview: Where the ESG flowers should bloom

David Hunt (pictured below), president and chief executive of PGIM, tells Romil Patel about leading a top-ten global asset manager through a remarkable era of change.

Tech interview: Rise of the robo-adviser

Funds Europe talks to Nutmeg’s CTO, Matt Gatrell, about the role of technology in its online offering.

Roundtables & Panels

Infrastructure roundtable: How Covid could benefit infra

Government spending at a time of economic crisis, as well as the heightened sense of ‘green’ investing, are both drivers for non-listed infrastructure investing. Another is the return of inflation.

China roundtable: ESG opens new doors for diversification

China’s capital markets have experienced considerable change. Equities in certain sectors have come under regulatory pressure, while China bonds are gaining greater index acceptance. All this coincides with China setting ambitious carbon-neutral targets for itself. Our panel explores the...

Asset managers poised for Africa’s “Great Doubling”

The next decade could see the emergence of the ‘Blackstones’ and ‘BlackRocks’ of Africa due to the tremendous demographic change taking place there, says Nimrod Gerber, managing partner at Vital Capital. But there should also be greater scrutiny of impact investing.