June 2016

BACK OFFICE VIEW: PRIIPS KID vs MIFID II regulation

Nicola Higgs -

The Priips Kid regulation comes into force on December 31 2016 and creates a new EU harmonised framework for the marketing of packaged retail...

INTERVIEW: Put your money where your mouth is

David Stevenson -

At Kempen Capital Management, they believe portfolio managers should invest in their own funds. David Stevenson talks to Lars Dijkstra, CIO of the €42...

INSIDE VIEW: Bayes to the rescue of Markowitz

Finaltis -

Christophe Olivier and Remy Croisille, of Finaltis, show how the Reverend Thomas Bayes can help deal with the pitfalls of putting Markowitz’s Modern Portfolio...

CHINA ROUND-UP: Are investors right to worry about China?

George Mitton -

There was panic in the markets after data showed that in 2015, China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in a quarter of a...

EAST CAPITAL INTERVIEW: A good time to clear the air

George Mitton -

East Capital recently revamped its China equity fund to be a thematic product focused on the environment. François Perrin tells George Mitton about the...

BACK OFFICE VIEW: The power of blockchain

Stephen Bayly -

While still in its infancy, blockchain technology is seen by many as shaking up the financial services industry. By providing a trusted distributed ledger,...

EDHEC RESEARCH: Minding the risk budget

Felix Goltz -

The emergence of smart beta indices is directly linked to the new investment idea of ‘risk allocation’, as Felix Goltz of Edhec-Risk Institute explains. Cap-weighted...

FUND LAUNCHES: Fund launches review – June 2016

Kit Klarenberg -

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

ASSOCIATION COLUMN: More democracy, less power for the European financial supervisors

Thomas Richter -

The coalition parties of Germany believe the power of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) should be put under stronger democratic control. They claim there’s...

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