technology

COVER STORY: DISTRIBUTION – Opening Doors

Reflecting the move towards open architecture, distribution platforms are becoming an increasingly important way for managers to gain access to a large number of...

PAST PERFORMANCE: “How accurate have our predictions been?” – Niklas Tell

To ensure that funds europe and its readers learn from the good recommendations as well as the bad this column has made over the...

COMPANY PROFILE: Growth story

By virtue of the fact Nicholas-Applegate focuses on growth, not value, it managed to escape the worst effects of the sub-prime crisis, suffered by other...

TRADING TECHNOLOGY: Buying time

Industry research shows that buy-side trading is undergoing significant changes that warrant comprehensive overhauls of fund managers’ technology infrastructure. Nicholas Pratt talks to DnB...

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Not just luck

Lucy Macdonald, CIO, global equities of RCM, tells Angelique Ruzicka that the firm’s successful search for alpha did not come down to luck RCM’S IN-HOUSE...

BACK OFFICE VIEW: Hidden inefficiency

"Back office investment can be justified on its own merits" - Gary Koche, Openlink In an ideal world, the front office of a trading organisation...

TRANSFER AGENCY: Breaking language barriers

With Asia an ever more important buyer of European Ucits 3 funds, administrators are increasingly using transfer agency platforms to meet the challenges of...

COMPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY: Right to comply

Nicholas Pratt looks at how Schroders and Thames River use compliance technology to handle onerous regulation The next four months will see fund managers facing...

CLIENT REPORTING: Everything to report

In these days of mass communication, ever more knowledgable clients expect detailed information, specific to their portfolio. Fund managers should be working towards full...

BACK OFFICE VIEW: Spoilt for choice?

"For a start-up hedge fund, deciding what type of IT systems to invest in can involve difficult choices" - Tony Swei / Tradar While...

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