Volodymyr Umantes, Author at Funds Europe

HSBC wins mandate to act for KB Asset Management

HSBC Securities Services has been mandated as custodian and fund services provider by Korea-based KB Asset Management for its Korean...

Could Asian bonds perform under Donald Trump?

Asset managers split over whether Trump is friend or foe

The shock election of Donald Trump as President of the USA yesterday caused initial market ructions although both the FTSE...

Regulation, blockchain and emerging markets are key drivers

Financial regulation, new technologies such as blockchain and the emerging market revival are driving today’s markets, a survey has found....

Alternative beta use has grown by over 30% this year

Hedge funds' use of alternative beta, or managing volatile alternative investments, has grown by 30% this year, research shows. Bfinance...

Industry welcomes Priips delay

The anticipated one-year delay of the packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (Priips) regulation has been widely welcomed. The European...

Impax Environmental Markets appoints director

UK investment trust Impax Environmental Markets has appointed Aine Kelly as a director. The firm, launched in 2002, gives investors...

Emerging market growth dips at start of Q4

The emerging market renaissance has taken a tumble at the start of the fourth quarter – but GDP growth still...

Brexit pushes London off top spot as financial centre

ETF flows revealed difference of opinion on US equity

US equity and emerging market equities were the most popular exposures for ETF investors in October, data shows. The sectors...

SPDR creates COO role

State Street’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) business, SPDR, has created a chief operating officer in London and appointed Malcolm Smith to...

Bank of England’s John Cunliffe warns funds of liquidity risk

John Cunliffe, deputy governor, financial stability at the Bank of England, warned that funds could face liquidity pressures in their...