A shadow banking system may be resulting from the hype around crypto currency - and ironically the UK's advertising authority appears more concerned about damage than does the financial regulator, says Martin Finnegan, of Punter Southall Law.
A shadow banking system may be resulting from the hype around crypto currency - and ironically the UK's advertising authority appears more concerned about damage than does the financial regulator, says Martin Finnegan, of Punter Southall Law.
The Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF) has found cases of Ucits funds marketed to retail clients with fees that are significantly hindering their ability to perform.
Sustainable Ucits bond funds attracted €102 billion of new net money in 2021, to reach a record high of €621 billion in total net assets by the end of the year.
Neuberger Berman is adding to its thematic Ucits range with the launch of a fund investing in global equities that are involved in or expected to benefit from the “next generation space economy”.
He became head of the IAIM, an Irish asset management body, more than a year ago. Now, after a period of silence, Michael D’Arcy plans to be heard in Brussels and beyond, writes Angela Madden.
Designed as a payment tool, cryptocurrencies have attracted the interest of asset managers as the promise of returns is so high.
Ireland is working to expand the talent pool available to the country’s €4 trillion funds industry, says Pat Lardner of Irish Funds.
Neuberger Berman has brought its commodities expertise to Europe with the launch of a Ucits-regulted fund that accesses commodities including energy and agriculture through derivatives.
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama) has found that US mutual funds are not necessarily cheaper than their European counterparts, Ucits.
Several Dutch pension funds are behind a decline in net sales of alternative investment funds (AIFs) in 2021, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama).
