News

Campaign to promote UK as global investment centre launches

/sites/default/files/images/stories/fe/News_images/London_night_410.jpgThe City of London Corporation has unveiled a new campaign to promote the UK as a “leading global investment management centre”.

In conjunction with the Investment Association and the Department for International Trade, the Corporation has launched the Global Investment Futures campaign

The campaign, which is supported by KPMG, focuses on the UK’s success in the investment management industry.

The UK is the second-biggest investment management centre in the world, accounting for some 15% of global assets under management. About £11 trillion of assets are managed for clients in the UK and internationally.

The campaign will promote and highlight to global investors several factors that it believes makes the UK a “success” in investment management and “a trusted place to do business”, including its “concentrated” network of asset managers across specialisms, and “educated, talented, diverse and experienced” workforce.

Among the other factors highlighted by the campaign are the UK’s digital infrastructure, its internationally connected financial markets, its global leadership in fintech and in green finance, as well as its time-zone.

Chris Cummings, chief executive of the Investment Association, said: “The UK is the home of the world’s leading investment managers. From global firms to specialist boutiques, the industry has deep expertise across all asset classes and markets.

“The industry is pioneering innovation in a market with a global outlook, high standards for stewardship, conducive regulation and a culture that is diverse and rich in talent.”

© 2022 funds europe

Thought leadership

Euroclear_PM_white_paper_native_image_400x103

This whitepaper outlines key challenges impeding the growth of private markets and explores how technological innovation, when bolstered by the operational experience and global reach of FMIs, can provide solutions to unlock access to private market funds for a growing investor base.

DOWNLOAD NOW »
UBS_commodities_native_image_Nov_2023

Transporting goods by sea is the lowest carbon way of transporting goods. That said, the shipping sector contribute 3% of global carbon emissions, so we need it to get to net zero. Breakthrough technologies have the power to reshape the industry and drastically reduce its environmental footprint.

LEARN MORE »

SPS1-Data-Driven-BIC-FE-02-Reporting

We often hear about the challenges related to sustainability data - in particular, the lack of consistency, comparability, and completeness. Update your information puzzle with Essential Sustainability Intelligence.

FIND OUT MORE »
Aviva_Investors_nartive_position_Oct_2023_400px

Discover how investing in real assets with a multi-asset approach can help build resilient portfolios.

FIND OUT MORE »

Executive Video Interviews

Why fund admin tech is a key competitive advantage

Cian Hyland, Strategic Client Relationship Director at Deep Pool Financial Solutions spoke to us about how technology enables efficient data management, reporting automation and secure data access.

Insights from State Street

Cuan Coulter, Global Head of Asset Managers and Head of UK and Ireland at State Street, discusses how fund managers decide between the two cross-border fund domiciles, namely Ireland and Luxembourg, and why asset managers find managing data so difficult.

Unlocking access to private markets

Vincent Clause, who heads the global funds strategy at Euroclear and David Genn, CEO of Goji, sit down with Funds Europe to explain how technological innovation, bolstered by operational experience and global reach, can provide solutions that unlock access to private markets.

Sustainable investing in the DC world

Claire Felgate, a specialist in UK defined contribution pension schemes at asset manager BlackRock, talks with Funds Europe editor Nick Fitzpatrick about how - and the pace at which - DC pension schemes are adapting to the requirements of sustainable investment.

arrows

Webinars

Join our webinar for a deep dive into the findings of the fresh-off-the-press EU Taxonomy 2023 Insights Report, based on Clarity AI's best-in-class coverage of EU Taxonomy reported data and CDP industry-leading environmental datasets. 

In this webinar, we discuss tools for optimising fund data management and distribution, the role of global fund classifications and ratings, and how technology and automation enhance data integrity and insights.