October 2019

Fund governance: Funds prepare for the Assessment of Value regime

Funds Europe -

Investment funds in the UK will imminently face greater scrutiny from independent directors and distributors about the value they provide. How are firms tackling...

Clearing & settlement: A UK horror story

Nik Pratt -

London and Frankfurt clearing houses are battling for post-Brexit euro derivatives business. Nicholas Pratt considers where UK asset managers may be putting their flows. If...

Legal Ease: The UK’s new tax landscape

Funds Europe -

In April, radical changes to UK tax law came into force, levelling the playing field for resident and non-resident investment funds by bringing foreign...

Asset servicing: A sense of urgency

Nick Fitzpatrick -

From the growing-pains of digital, to the old war wounds of regulatory compliance, custodians are “acting with urgency”. Nicholas Pratt reports on our 2019...

Custody: 2019 custodian directory

Funds Europe -

The Funds Europe directory features custodians who responded to our survey. A Q&A section with senior executives focuses on challenges for fund managers, blockchain...

Digital, crypto and tokenised assets in securities services

Funds Europe -

The digital transformation of financial services is continuing apace. Digital technology, such as distributed ledger technology (DLT), is enabling any form of value to...

CAMRADATA Live: Investors look to Asia-Pacific & emerging markets

Funds Europe -

Fund search activity suggests investors in Q3 2019 were looking further afield, with manager of emerging market debt the major beneficiaries, writes Tom Ashford. Compared with previous quarters,...

Association column: ESG regulation

Funds Europe -

Recent history tells us that it is important for investors to have a clear understanding of the way a fund is invested and the...

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