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ALPHA SOURCES: Trade Secrets

Alpha investors seek returns that are uncorrelated to indices. Ironically, a new range of index products could imitate this cheaply. But will disclosure scupper...

MUTUAL FUND PRICING: What’s it made of?

The ingredients of active fund prices are largely impossible to discern, but Richard Goddard, of Fund-X SA, says there is innovation in the industry...

MARKET OUTLOOK: Business beckons

In the current investment climate, long-only managers’ hands are effectively tied. New Star’s Guy de Blonay predicts that when a market turnaround comes, however, financial...

ASIA: As long as you’re shore …

An onshore presence in Asia’s growing fund management market is increasingly vital in order to cope with regulatory changes and local competition, says Nick...

IRELAND: A Step Too Far

The Irish regulator’s decision to allow physical shorting through Ucits has been suspended pending a review by the European Commission. Nicholas Pratt examines the...

SPRINGTIME in GERMANY

Equity investment is at an all-time low in Germany and the fund management opportunity, huge though it could be, remains static as savers shun...

THIRD-PARTY FUND ADMIN – Round the Clock

Far from slowing down, fund administration is becoming a 24/7 business. Nick Fitzpatrick analyses the Funds Europe 2008 Third-Party Fund Administration Survey and finds...

ASSOCIATION COLUMN: Jersey’s attraction for alternatives

"Jersey is recognised for its credible and experienced fund administrators and the quality of its regulation" Richard Thomas (Jersey Funds Association) The latest statistics for...

MIFI: Taking the pulse of MIFID

Fiona Rintoul, editorial director of Funds Europe, recently chaired a panel to try to gauge the effect of MiFID on asset management in the...

BACK OFFICE VIEW: Exchange warfare

"The new market segment is a clear attempt to leverage the relationship between nyse and euronext and position the exchange as truly global" Alain...

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The tension between urgency and inaction will continue to influence sustainability discussions in 2024, as reflected in the trends report from S&P Global.
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CLOUD DATA PLATFORMS

Luxembourg is one of the world’s premiere centres for cross-border distribution of investment funds. Read our special regional coverage, coinciding with the annual ALFI European Asset Management Conference.
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