They are transparent, low-cost, liquid, and they can totally divide opinion. Fiona Rintoul gauges sentiment about ETFs among users and...

One in six European ETFs is on a 'death list' due to their small number of assets. But they are...

Following the pounding of funds of hedge funds, investors were advised to go the do-it-yourself route. But this is an...

Despite the apparent demise of UK manufacturing, niche companies show favourable signs of growth, finds Pavle Sabic, of S&P Capital...

In the United States, marketing to prospective investors in alternative investment funds can only be made in private communications. The...

The costs of alternative funds could rise under new depository laws. Funds Europe asks custody banks which types of funds...

Consolidating legacy systems into a global workstation is an ideal solution for transfer agents, but Nicholas Pratt asks if can...

Far more than a record-keeping function, data has become an essential element on the frontier for investment analytics, says State...

For many chief operations officers it can feel like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, vanishing revenue, regulatory burden, operational...

Samuel Sender, of the Edhec-Risk Institute, looks at where the burden of care for non-financial risks lies within the asset...