Managers of Wealth Europe

FSB and IMF publish the 2018 progress report on G20 Data Gaps Initiative

The progress report will be submitted to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in October.

ESMA issues working paper on fixed income liquidity

De Renzis, Guagliano and Loiacono noted that market liquidity is important to ensure the efficient functioning of financial markets.

Task Force report shows momentum building for climate-related financial disclosures

The FSB has asked the Task Force to publish a further status report in June 2019 which will allow for analysis of disclosures made in 2018 financial reports.

Hedge fund fees hindering investment by pension schemes

High management fees are a key hindrance preventing pension schemes from investing in hedge funds, followed closely by a lack of transparency regarding additional costs, according to the latest survey by AMX.

How the structure of target date funds helps performance

The growth phase TDF, with a target date of 2040, has an allocation of 7.3 per cent in global emerging market equities, and 34 per cent in global developed equities.

Coutts: Just how much of a threat is the trade war?

A key factor is how damaging it could all be for the US which continues to be the powerhouse of global economic growth.

Hansard Global profits slip on litigation costs, lower fee income growth

Total fee income was reduced by £1m as Hansard Europe continued to wind down its business, the company said.

Philanthropy is more than an end-of-life donation: the nature of donors is changing

This wealth creation has happened as governments cut back on spending on social causes, especially since the global financial crisis a decade ago.

Over a third of schemes see high fees as an obstacle to hedge fund investing

Some 41% said they expected additional analysis on fees paid, 40% said costs incurred, 36% said the security of assets, and 30% wanted this for net returns generated.

Engagement: a fund manager's secret weapon

Some lobby company managers on environmental, social and governance issues.

1.3m more people taking financial advice in 2018: FCA

Although one in ten adults are now taking regular advice, 91%, or 46.5 million people, have not had regulated financial advice in the last 12 months.

Global Financial Stability Report - IMF

The April 2018 Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) finds that short-term risks to financial stability have increased somewhat since the previous GFSR.

Deutsche Bank had internal talks about a merger with Swiss giant UBS

The discussions were part of a meeting in which the bank's supervisory board also discussed a long-vaunted merger with Commerzbank, Germany's second-biggest bank and one of Deutsche Bank's key domestic rivals.

Nuveen outlines financial link between climate and asset classes

Climate change represents a defining issue for the investor community.

Objectway rises in top 100 list of global providers of financial technology

The annual IDC FinTech Rankings has become an important measure of the direction of technology in the industry and the emergence of innovative solutions from new players.

Fund firms make shameful progress on diversity

Nearly two thirds of investment industry leaders privately educated

Family businesses outshine rivals, sustainable investing bullish

Almost two-fifths of family offices are now engaged in sustainable investing

Brexit - Not Looking Forward to Halloween by Gary Dugan

Government falls - fresh election; but, opinion polls show the two main parties running kneck and kneck.

Assets under Management in Europe rose to EUR25trillion in 2017, says EFAMA

Asset managers typically receive mandates from institutional clients, whereas retail investors are generally offered investment funds.

Smaller UK schemes struggling to close funding gap: Goldman Sachs

These strategies were increasingly available to small schemes

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