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The best of both worlds

Oct 14, 2020

Namir_Yerohan A strategic alliance with the fintech firm Kurtosys looks set to deliver substantial benefits, Fundsquare’s senior business and relationship development manager, Namir...

Webinar: From Niche to Norm - The Accelerated Adoption of Front Office Outsourcing

Oct 12, 2020

Front Office Outsourcing In a recent survey conducted by Northern Trust, 85% of 300 global asset managers responded that they have already outsourced their trading desk or are...

An important role for government bonds

Oct 06, 2020

Government bond Gopi Karunakaran manages bond portfolios at Ardea Investment Management and says insurers can potentially enhance yields with a lower level risk in their fixed...

The Settlement Discipline Regime: changing relationships for the buy side

Oct 02, 2020

Compliance, regulation In July this year we learned that the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) had asked the European Commission for a further delay to the Settlement...

Private markets and alternatives in APAC

Sep 25, 2020

Shanghai Private equity investors plan to ramp up their investments in the Asia-Pacific region by 11% in 2020, according to Preqin Pro data shared during our...

At one with Ireland’s funds ecosystem

Sep 08, 2020

Meliosa O’Caoimh, Northern Trust As Northern Trust celebrates 20 years in Ireland, Funds Europe speaks with country head Meliosa O’Caoimh...

Opinion

Bonds poised to thrive as markets turn back two decades

Bonds, markets, PGIM Fixed Income, The economic outlook looks positive and bonds are well positioned for strong, long-term performance, compensating investors for risk,...

Alternative approaches can combat correlation crunch

Alternative, Nordea Asset Management, low-risk, With traditional approaches to portfolio diversification now less able to protect investors than in the past, multi-asset specialist...

Navigating fund re-domiciliation complexities: How to adapt to changing regulation

Fund-domiciliation, Crestbridge Fund re-domiciliation has become increasingly popular recently as fund managers look for ways to adapt to and comply with changing regulations and investor...

The relation between corporate bonds and stocks

Dimensional Fund Advisors, Corporate Bonds, Stocks, Relation, Mamdouh Medhat PhD, a senior researcher at Dimensional Fund Advisors, considers whether corporate bonds have a place in a portfolio...

Industry Comment

How multifactor strategies help to deliver better investment outcomes

multifactor, investment Mamdouh Medhat, senior research and vice president at Dimensional Fund Advisors, explains how a multifactor approach to equity investment can add value to an...

Most read features

2022 Funds Europe Award winners

The annual Funds Europe Awards ceremony took place on November 10th at the iconic Tower of London. The event was hosted by Samira Ahmed, the journalist and broadcaster whose work mainly covers BBC television and radio.

Emerging markets: India the safest haven of the BRICS?

Since the acronym was coined, much has changed in some of the countries that make up the ‘BRICS’. Piyasi Mitra considers why India may be the standout.

Paris CEO report: what’s changing for asset managers?

Following our head-to-head Paris discussion Funds Europe spoke to two more major French industry leaders at Amundi and Axa IM. Topics for discussion included the ‘new abnormal’ business environment, ESG and the success of French funds.

Sustainable funds will sing a different tune from now

Recessions and greenwashing scandals will blow over. What matters is how asset managers dynamically resize risks and opportunities, shore up credibility, comply with regulations and prepare for the next 10-15 years of rapid growth. By Abhik Pal and Rahul Agarwal.

Paris CEO head-to-head: 'Next decade will be unprecedented for asset management'

Sandro Pierri and Joseph Pinto are two of the most senior executives in European asset management. Both are based in Paris. In our special head-to-head feature, they discuss the asset management industry as it enters 2023.

Fund launches

Capital Group launches multi-sector bond fund

DWS continues Paris-aligned fund range with EM ETF

Franklin Templeton launches multi-sector bond fund

iM Global Partner unveils managed futures UCITS fund

Fidelity brings Paris-aligned sustainable high-yield bond ETF to market

Executive Interviews

Paris CEO report: what’s changing for asset managers?

Following our head-to-head Paris discussion Funds Europe spoke to two more major French industry leaders at Amundi and Axa IM. Topics for discussion included the ‘new abnormal’ business...

Executive interview: the former French minister championing retail private equity in France

Renaud Dutreil thinks private equity is the best solution for boosting regional economies and innovation – and illiquidity is good for long-term finance. The politician turned fund professional...

Roundtables & Panels

Fund financing roundtable

Five industry experts discuss the future of the fund finance market in the age of ESG and economic turbulence.

Technology Roundtable: Does asset management need full automation?

The problem with legacy systems, and the outlook for DLT's usage in the funds industry, were discussed in our recent technology roundtable.

Regulation

Read FE Fundinfo’s 'Global Fund Management Regulatory Outlook 2023' to discover the dominating themes in fund regulation for the year ahead.

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Real Assets

Sustainable real assets in the spotlight – access the Aviva Investors Real Assets Study to find out more.

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Investment trends

Latest video

We spoke with Clive Bellows, Head of Global Fund Services, EMEA at Northern Trust about key findings from the company's whitepaper 'Driving Growth in Asset Management: The Next Chapter'.

Latest research Report

After years of rapid growth, fund finance is entering an era of systematic change. We interview senior industry experts for an analysis of all the current, key developments.

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