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By the people, for the people: Why investors should care about human rights

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The upsurge in the unlisted sector requires the digitalisation of processes

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Lean on me: How can bond investors influence government climate action?

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Building back better: The path to net zero

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Sponsored feature: A new paradigm

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China’s ESG leaders

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High hurdle rates create misaligned incentives between infrastructure GPs and LPs

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Opinion

ESG rating market failure is more urgent than UK regulators know

ESG, rating, market, failure, urgent, UK, regulatorsThe UK financial regulator - now scrutinising ESG ratings providers - must realise the stakes are much higher than exaggerated environmental claims for...

What investors should reassess after Silicon Valley Bank's collapse

investors, reassess, Silicon Valley Bank, bank collapse, banksWith the failure of the US bank Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) this week, we saw the largest banking collapse since the...

Proxy voting to see "digital transformation" in 2023 voting season

voting, digital, transformation, 2023, seasonDigital proxy voting technology can help companies move beyond ESG box-ticking, says Jonathan Smalley of Proxymity.

The next evolution of shadow accounting is co-sourcing

evolution, accounting, co-sourcing, managers, dataManagers no longer have to choose between streamlined accounting processes and control of their data. By Yuriy Shterk, chief product officer,...

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Fund launches

Global X ETFs launches four China-related funds

M&G unveils Article 9 health fund

Fidelity targets emission-cutting nations with green sovereign bond ETF

Franklin Templeton launches Article 8 EM ETF

BNY Mellon launches emerging market impact bond fund

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Executive Interviews

Interview: "It's more than just ESG-integration"

Northern Trust’s Marie Dzanis, head of asset management, EMEA, and Julie Moret, global head of sustainable investing and stewardship, talk to Benjamin David about the interconnected nature of ESG...

Paris CEO report: what’s changing for asset managers?

Following our head-to-head Paris discussion Funds Europe spoke to two more major French industry leaders at Amundi and Axa IM. Topics for discussion included the ‘new abnormal’ business...

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Roundtables & Panels

Luxembourg Roundtable: “We have good reason to believe it might work”

The success of the Eltif and the tokenisation of private assets funds are among the topics discussed in Funds Europe's private markets roundtable in Luxembourg.

Luxembourg Roundtable: “The main characteristics of greenwashing should be intent”

Our expert Luxembourg panel, including M&G and Generali Investments, hears how the EU sustainable investment rules caused firms to reflect over the credibility of ‘green’ products. The discussion also centres on the Eltif’s merits and AIF/Ucits convergence.

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Leading up to ALFI's European Asset Management Conference (21-22 March), this month's country in focus is Luxembourg. 
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Global Automation

Edward Glyn, Head of Global Markets at Calastone, discusses some of the most intriguing findings from our recent research into automation in the global investment management industry.

Investment strategy

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Top read news last week

UBS Credit Suisse deal creates $1.5 trillion AM business

The move by UBS to buy rival Credit Suisse is set to create one of the largest asset managers in Europe.

Eltif 2.0 gets January 2024 go-ahead

The EU has announced that the Eltif 2.0 regulation will apply from January 10, 2024, in line with industry expectations.

Top EU policymaker seeks to calm bondholders after Credit Suisse wipeout

A senior EU policymaker has reassured investors about a form of bank debt after holders of the securities in Credit Suisse were wiped out during its rapid-fire takeover by rival UBS.

Swiss regulators defend $17bn Credit Suisse bondholder wipeout

Swiss finance regulators have moved to defend their decision to wipe out investors holding $17 billion (€15.64 billion) of Credit Suisse bonds as part of its takeover by UBS.

Europe tops equity outflows after Dutch pension changes

Europe’s equity funds suffered the worst outflows of any global region in the final quarter of 2022, according to new data.

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