March 2015

GLOBAL EQUITIES: Transatlantic crossing

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Global equity funds have risen in popularity and managers in this sector have their eyes on diverging economies. Alix Robertson looks at different approaches...

COMMODITIES: The raw materials for commodity investment

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It is difficult to invest in commodities using the ever-popular Ucits framework. David Stevenson finds out how investors can access the asset class and...

LEGAL EASE: Scrutiny of fund performance and fees

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Fund investors and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are taking an increasingly tough stance on performance advertising and fee disclosure in 2015. Over...

INSIDE VIEW: The lucky seventh

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A growing level of sophistication about financial instruments in Poland has seen investment and insurance funds grow as a proportion of household savings. There...

DATA MANAGEMENT: Feeding the beast

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Data is both an asset and a liability for fund managers. Nicholas Pratt looks at whether managed data services might be a solution. When the...

ALFI CONFERENCE: The macro picture

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The Association of the Luxembourg Funds Industry’s Spring Conference takes place this month. Funds Europe talks to Luxembourg players about depositary banking and Annexe...

FUND LAUNCHES: Fund launches review – March 2015

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

EDHEC RESEARCH: A better balancing act

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Liability solutions can be enhanced by designing performance-seeking equity benchmarks with improved liability-hedging properties, Edhec-Risk Institute research for the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan shows. Asset-liability...

ASSOCIATION COLUMN: Performance of options-based funds

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When you think of funds, you do not necessarily think of options as well, but in the US the two instruments overlap. A new...

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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.