November 2016

SPONSORED FEATURE: Rotating through factors

BlackRock’s Manuela Sperandeo explains how factor investing can be used to pursue outperformance in different market environments. Tilting US portfolios towards value equities and away...

LIQUIDITY: Not a drop to drink

Prior to 2008, liquidity risk was on the radar of few investment managers. Many financial models even omitted the risk. However, the financial crisis...

LEGAL EASE: Private equity passporting post-Brexit

Gaining access to Europe’s single market from outside the EU has never been easy, and the UK’s vote to leave makes it politically difficult...

PALESTINE INTERVIEW: We’ll launch our first equity fund next year

Not many banks plant olive trees, but the Bank of Palestine has a social mission. It also has ambitious expansion plans, says chairman Hashim...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Navigating fund domiciles at times of political and regulatory uncertainty

Revel Wood, Chief Executive Officer of FundRock, discusses the appeal of onshore fund domiciles, which are increasingly being used by investment managers. Offshore centres have...

REGTECH: Combining the old with the new

Regtech exists primarily to help fund firms stay out of trouble. But as Nicholas Pratt finds, these tools of compliance could help build better...

FINTECH: A revolution restrained

Despite the hype around fintech, the finance industry is resistant to disruption – for good reasons. George Mitton reports from Sibos in Geneva. “If you...

FUND LAUNCHES: Fund launches review – November 2016

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

ASSOCIATION COLUMN: Portugal looks to the future

Over 30 years, the Portuguese investment fund industry has demonstrated vitality and dynamism to earn the trust of investors. Portugal’s asset management industry experienced...

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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.
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