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Assets in SFDR funds rocket but number of funds is “unexpected”

Funds that meet the EU’s highest requirements on ESG disclosure could come to represent half of the region’s total assets under management (AUM) in just the next 12 months.

Schroders increases revenues and appoints Dame Elizabeth Corley as non-exec

Schroders has appointed Dame Elizabeth Corley, a former asset management CEO, to join its board as a non-executive director.

Fiduciary managers not incorporating ESG risks, study finds

Most fiduciary managers do not incorporate ESG risks into investments properly, despite trustees’ support for ESG’s usage in making investment decisions, research suggests.

Global private equity assets surpass $4tn for first time

Strong fundraising and returns have seen assets in global private equity funds rise $595 billion in 2019, pushing total industry assets to over US$4.1 trillion (€3.7 trillion).

“Excessive” market data costs may not fall with MiFID III ‘consolidated tape’

Asset managers and other market participants are unlikely to see reduced market data costs in the EU under plans for a ‘consolidated tape’ – the digital, real-time publication of market data.

Roundtable: The valuable Irish passport

A new partnership structure will boost the attraction of Irish real and private asset funds internationally, closing a gap with Luxembourg. Our panel of Ireland fund experts talks about this, plus anti-money laundering and CP86.

Cybersecurity: How hackers could spark the next crisis

Hackers can spend months inside a financial firm’s systems, diverting money. As Alex Rolandi reports, this is a concern to all funds industry actors, from custodians to private equity firms.

Emerging markets roundtable: An uneven recovery

Our expert panel discusses what the uneven recovery across emerging markets means for investors, whether there is a crisis looming, China as an asset class, ESG challenges and more. Chaired by Alex Rolandi.

Roundtable: Understanding context to make sense of ESG data

Pension funds, asset managers and servicers discuss the lack of interesting sustainable investment opportunities, the SFDR’s impact on UK investors and managers, and why contextualising data is key. Chaired by Romil Patel.

Emerging markets: A story that still has substance

Emerging economies were seen as one of the most promising markets for investors, yet they have struggled for a decade. Their success in confronting Covid-19 could now put them back in the limelight, finds Tanya Ashreena.

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