July-August 2016

Funds Europe July/August edition features articles on UK equities, big data, Swiss asset management and servicing, as well as Swiss and french roundtables.

PRIIPS: No room for kidding about

David Stevenson -

Europe’s financial supervisors have issued guidance about the contents of the Priips ‘Key information document’. David Stevenson asks whether the proposals are suitable for...

OTC DERIVATIVES: Clearly a success?

Nik Pratt -

Central clearing for OTC derivatives is supposed to increase market stability and lower investors’ risks – but a way to circumvent it has emerged....

EDHEC RESEARCH: Time management

Felix Goltz -

Cost is one of the main reasons ETF usage is increasing and investors spend as much time evaluating passive investments as they do active....

FUND LAUNCHES: July-August fund launches review

Funds Europe -

We profile some of the most interesting fund launches in recent weeks and examine the performance of a product already on the market. ABSOLUTE RETURNBaring Asset...

ASSOCIATION COLUMN: The future of algorithmic trading rules

Oliver Robinson -

The past ten years have borne witness to a prodigious rise in the degree of automation and electronification of trading venues globally. US futures...

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