February 2016

OPINION: Don’t run away from freedom of speech

Some years ago, I lived for a time in Tianjin in the People’s Republic of China. Once, on a trip to Shanghai, my then...

TIMBERLAND: The future is wooden

Drivers for investing in forests cover a vast range, from a recovering US housing market to wood’s use in nanotech. Fiona Rintoul reports on...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: ‘I, fund manager’

The era of artificial intelligence means machines could conceivably be better than fund managers at investing clients’ money. It may also level the playing field...

INVESTING: A random walk to navigate markets

Following a difficult start to the year, David Stevenson looks at theories such as Eugene Fama’s efficient markets hypothesis to see if they provide...

THE INDEXER: What a difference the index makes

Investing in China passively last year brought a range of returns and losses from MSCI indices. Nick Fitzpatrick looks the importance of exposure in...

MULTI-ASSET INVESTING: No asset is an island

After a turbulent start to the year, David Stevenson considers the impact that heightened market volatility could have on multi-asset funds’ asset allocation. If any...

FUND PROCESSING: The straightest way to launch day

A fund launch can be fragmented and potentially expensive, but processing specialists have sought to bring costs down and take market share from law...

REAL ESTATE: Moving into property

Capital has returned to the real estate sector and cranes are back on the skyline. Kit Klarenberg looks at capital flows and considers how...

ALFI PREVIEW: Luxembourg’s looking forward to spring

The Luxembourg funds industry association, Alfi, holds its spring conference on March 8-9. Funds Europe puts questions to some of those appearing, plus others...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Vendor Management and SupplierVision

As firms reduce their list of suppliers – partly in response to regulatory pressure to manage provider risk – systems, such as SupplierVision, can...

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Luxembourg is one of the world’s premiere centres for cross-border distribution of investment funds. Read our special regional coverage, coinciding with the annual ALFI European Asset Management Conference.
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