regulation

The Grand Duchy's new government, Ucits fund governance, and costs are some of the topics debated by our industry panel....

outsourcing

INSIDE VIEW: AIFMD – keep calm and risk-manage

Risk profiles of alternative investment funds are completely different than those for Ucits products. This is an issue vital to...

fund administration

ROUNDTABLE: Blind dates and other specialist services

Asset managers need the help of asset servicers as the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, Ucits V and a whole...

fund administration

French insurer La Mutuelle Generale prepares for Solvency II

La Mutuelle Generale, one of France's largest mutual insurance providers, has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services for custody of its...

regulation

OPINION: Household finances

Regular readers (hello, you two) will remember that I was last month detained by an investor coalition at Harvard University....

outsourcing

DATA MANAGEMENT: Restricted data

Relentless regulatory demands are making it hard for asset managers to use the piles of data they have for anything...

fixed income

CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT: Central defence

Developments in the CSD market could see new entrants, changed business models and more competition. Nicholas Pratt looks for potential...

regulation

BACK OFFICE VIEW: Key to solving complex reporting

New transparency demands mean alternative investment fund managers without flexible data management resources are finding their time is used up...

equities

LEGAL EASE: How EMIR trade reporting obligations affect funds