April 2016

OPINION: Tax, glorious tax

Another month, another tax scandal. This time it’s the so-called Panama papers: 11.5 million leaked documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca obtained...

IRISH FUND GOVERNANCE: The voice of the consumer

Independent fund directors are representatives of the public – but was the extra emphasis Ireland placed on them following the financial crisis just PR?...

FUND GOVERNANCE: Taking on trackers

If fund investors are worried closet indexers are overcharging them, do independent directors have a responsibility to take action? Nick Fitzpatrick considers whether they...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Reshaping retail distribution

The retail distribution landscape is changing, and asset managers need to know the drivers of this change as well as the most appropriate strategies...

ROBO-ADVICE: The poor man’s human being

Robo-advice is still a ‘yowling bairn’, says Fiona Rintoul, who looks at the birth of this automated service and asks what it may become...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Know your business

Calastone’s Rob Swan talks about how fund management businesses need and would benefit from greater visibility of clients and distributors. Few fund managers have ever...

UK DISTRIBUTION ROUNDTABLE: Blurred lines

In 2012, the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) permanently overhauled financial advice in the UK. Our panel discussed the impact it has had on distributors,...

SPONSORED FEATURE: A welcome change

Clearstream’s Neil Wise tells Funds Europe why it’s time wealth managers reviewed risk and efficiency aspects of their post-trade processes – before it’s too...

DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMS: If it ain’t broke…

The FCA has criticised financial advisers for the way they select fund platforms. Kit Klarenberg hears what the platform industry has to say about...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Lucky number 13

Pioneer Investments believes its market neutral European Equity strategy is differentiated from competition due to a team approach to finding alpha across 13 different...

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CLOUD DATA PLATFORMS

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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