News

‘Engagement’ is main ESG priority for institutional investors

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama) has found that engagement with companies is a primary priority for institutional investors applying ESG criteria to their portfolios.

Funds Europe announces 2020 awards winners

Funds Europe is delighted to announce the results of the Funds Europe Awards 2020.

Alternatives to become “truly global” by 2025

Alternatives are set to become “truly global” as allocations by Asian investors increase.

Allfunds hires CFO with business transformation background

Allfunds, the fund platform that has recently ramped up its digital progress with the use of blockchain, has appointed a chief financial officer with experience in corporate transformations.

Schroders raises $1.5bn for private credit fund

Schroders has finished fund raising for a private credit fund, saying low interest rates helped raise the money, despite the uncertainty this year.

Digital Features & Sponsored Profiles

AIFs’ growth fosters new partnerships

Luxembourg’s growing role as a hub for alternative investment funds sees service providers such as TMF Group and Selectra partnering to offer a wider range of...

A different approach to US high yield

Wall_Street An ongoing environment of low or even negative interest rates and low yields means investing in bonds continues to be challenged. In a recent Funds...

Test and trace: how Covid-19 accelerated trends in fund administration

Milestone Group's chairman Geoff Hodge talks to Funds Europe about the pandemic’s long-term impact on the industry.

Going Green: The Rise of Sustainability Investing in China

Randy Zhou Recent times have seen a sea change in China’s approach to sustainability investing. But although ESG awareness is on the rise in the country, fund managers still need to do...

Hidden ESG gems: the “improvers” philosophy

Hidden_gems Traditional alpha opportunities tend to be found in underappreciated areas of the market where an expected improvement in fundamentals will lead to a re...

Data governance: A single disclosure

Nicolas_Buck Nicolas Buck co-founded software firm Seqvoia to help firms manage product data and is now looking to increase clients’ data governance ability with the latest creation,...

Clearsteam market view: New horizons for distribution support

Neil Wise, Philippe Seyll, Bernard Tancré Clearstream, the post-trade division of Deutsche Börse Group, has finalised its acquisition of a majority stake in the Fondcenter B2B fund...

Executive Interviews

Asian executive interview: Hong Kong: Bridging the ESG gap

Nov 25, 2020

Dr King Lun Au, executive director at the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) discusses Hong Kong’s “unique” role in developing ESG in the region with Romil Patel.

CEO interview: Michelle Scrimgeour, LGIM

Nov 05, 2020

In her first interview since becoming chief executive of Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) last year, Michelle Scrimgeour talks to Funds Europe about the company’s growth plans,...

Roundtables & Panels

Roundtable: From fundtechs to fund managers

Oct 22, 2020

Our experts discuss Covid-19, innovation labs, institutional attitudes and what makes a successful start-up. Chaired by Nicholas Pratt.

ETF roundtable: Passing the pandemic litmus test

Oct 16, 2020

The Covid-19 crisis tested their resilience – but while exchange-traded funds have fared well, many find them hard to grasp. Our panel discusses ways to understand them, how widely they’ve been adopted and their potential role in ESG investing. Chaired by Alex Rolandi.

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PRIIPs Regulation & KIDs Survey

The survey explores how fund groups are preparing for the potential changes to the PRIIPs KID template and whether UCITS fund managers are ready to transition to the production of mandatory PRIIPs KID by the end of the current exemption period, 31 December 2021. Please let us know your views!

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