December-January 2017

SWISS EQUITIES: Defending the little guys

George Mitton -

Switzerland’s boutique asset managers face a range of pressures. To survive, they must adapt to a highly regulated world where passive funds threaten their...

INSIDE VIEW: The slow rise of the machines

Yves Chauvin -

Yves Chauvin of Axa Investment Managers' Rosenberg Equities considers the rate of technological progress in areas such as machine learning and ‘big data’ in...

ETFS: The European ETF market – Going for gold?

Kit Klarenberg -

As 2016 draws to a close, the picture for ETFs is one of climbing assets and inflows, but a flurry of political and economic headwinds has...

MASHREQ CAPITAL INTERVIEW: A new direction

George Mitton -

The new chief executive of Mashreq Capital talks to George Mitton about fund launches, management style and why he is the right person for...

FUND INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE: Reaching for performance

Nick Fitzpatrick -

At the end of 2016 Funds Europe hosted a roundtable to talk about industry change, featuring asset managers and operational providers, and about topics...

LEGAL EASE: Real estate the way investors want it

Amanda Howard and Tom Taylor -

Eight years after the financial crisis, income-rich real estate is exerting a powerful pull on institutional investors hunting for yield in a low interest...

ALTERNATIVE FUND ADMINISTRATION: The closed-border funds industry

Nik Pratt -

With much uncertainty around cross-border fund distribution after Brexit, Nicholas Pratt asks what steps fund firms could take now to support their international businesses. In...

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