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Insurers’ spending increases to apply greater scrutiny of risks

Insurers increasingly spend on scenario analysis and stress testing to gain greater transparency about their investment strategies. Part of the pressure to do this is...

Regulatory complexity to force more managers to outsource

Fund managers are set to make greater use of third-party service providers to cope with an increasingly complex regulatory environment, suggests research. A study commissioned...

Study uncovers difference in public vs private climate funds

Research shows that climate funds have boomed in the last four years in both private and public capital. However, there are clear differences in terms...

Euroclear acquires stake in blockchain platform Iznes

Post-trade group Euroclear has further bolstered its blockchain capabilities after acquiring a stake in the pan-European, blockchain-based funds distribution platform Iznes. The transaction, for which...

BlackRock launches its first tokenised fund

The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, has launched what it states is its first tokenised money market fund to be issued on the Ethereum...

Why the funds industry is so bad at creating a utility

A central utility to help standardise operations and speed up data processing in cross-border European funds has largely alluded the industry for many years....

Euroclear offers private assets at reduced minimum investment levels following iCapital deal

Euroclear is to provide wider access to private markets investment following a partnership with iCapital, a platform that hosts funds investing in alternative assets...

Crypto confidence is driving institutional investment, study finds

Long-term investment performance of digital assets is driving increased institutional investment in the sector, according to research. London-based digital assets hedge fund manager Nickel Digital...

Dividend payments via cheque must go

There are investors, even today, who are still waiting for paper cheques in the post to receive their dividends. This must stop, says Chris...

An act of futility in the funds industry

Utilities in the funds industry would remove frictions and complexity. Nicholas Pratt hears why the funds industry has a terrible track record at collaborating...

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