Close Brothers Asset Management has appointed former Aviva Investors fund manager, Giles Parkinson, as global funds managing director.
Close Brothers Asset Management has appointed former Aviva Investors fund manager, Giles Parkinson, as global funds managing director.
The vast majority of investors plan to increase their private assets exposures over the next 12 months, amid a growing focus on the benefits of diversification, according to Schroders institutional investor study.
Green bond new issuance is set to accelerate by 25% to €500 billion in 2022, with Europe leading the spike, forecasts from NN Investment Partners (NN IP) show.
Investing in long-term asset funds should be left to professional investors to prevent another Woodford-style debacle from happening in the future, the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) said.
Sibos, the annual technology conference, takes place this week online and with the theme of ‘Recharging Global Finance’. Though centred mainly on banking, Sibos – which is organised by the banking cooperative Swift – also considers developments relevant to the funds industry and so we asked a number of professional some Sibos-linked questions. Here is Emma Kalliomaki, managing director, derivatives service bureau.
The investment industry must do more to showcase opportunities for graduates to make a difference in society, the CFA Institute has warned.
