News

Article 9 funds attract €5.9bn inflows

Article 9 funds have gained popularity over their Article 8 counterparts, recording inflows of €5.9 billion in the second quarter of 2022.

Gold’s 50-year relationship with inflation

Chris Mellor, of Invesco, considers the perceived breakdown between the gold price and inflation and tries to answer if this is a permanent feature for the precious metal.

PGGM acquires Spanish student accommodation group

PGGM Infrastructure Fund has signed an agreement to acquire Residencias de Estudiantes en España (RESA).

Octopus Investments brings FUM to £4.6 billion

Octopus Investments has increased its total institutional funds under management (FUM) to £4.6 billion – a £2 billion increase over the past 12 months.

M&G to acquire Continuum Financial Services

M&G has confirmed it has signed an agreement to acquire Continuum Financial Services in the next two years.

What investors need to know about participating in non-US Securities cases

With the growing number of global collective redress mechanisms for investors to recoup investment losses, participation in non-US-litigation actions requires specific considerations,...

The digitally connected Global Transfer Agent

Anand Ramachandran, Vice President, Global Head of Solutions, Richard Clarkson, Head of Solutions, Funds and Swapnil Joshi, Senior Strategy Manager from Oracle Financial Services Global...

Investment fund tokenization for mass adoption or better distribution?

Paolo_Brignardello_FundsDLT Investment funds are very liquid products by design, so why look at their tokenization? Paolo Brignardello of FundsDLT considers the...

Digital innovation can lighten the regulatory load

Digital_reporting As regulatory demands proliferate, fund and asset managers are finding that reporting on everything from sustainability to technical standards is a growing burden on...

Executive Interviews

Interview, Erich Gerth, BlueBay: “At some point, there’s no income in fixed income”

Bond house BlueBay is expanding its securitisations business as it adjusts to the difficult fixed income environment. Nick Fitzpatrick talks to Erich Gerth, CEO.

Interview: One of the greatest innovations

ETFs are emerging as a viable means for institutional investors to gain exposure to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, says Alexis Marinof, WisdomTree’s head of Europe, in an interview with...

Roundtables & Panels

Private markets roundtable: Breakaway performance

Private market investments such as real estate, infrastructure, private equity and private credit have recently gained traction among institutional investors.

China Roundtable: Has China become uninvestable?

Three China specialists discuss the major uncertainty around the Chinese stock market – although at least one of them, who invests in the wider region, has added to an underweight China position since the start of the year.