The NED
The only publication devoted to fund & risk governance. The NED focuses on governance for investors as well as for those who serve on fund boards & asset managers. It covers director selection issues in detail as well as the governance challenges in emerging asset classes like digital and the sustainable investment sectors. View our Director Database.
There are both individual & group corporate subscription rates. Please contact Tamara Sims for details.
Risk series: debt destabilisation
The second part of The NED’s emerging risk series looks at debt accumulation around the world and why it is a growing threat to market stability. The debt binge in the US, in particular, could cause a market crisis if corrective action isn’t taken soon.
Crash prep for fund boards?
There hasn’t been a proper crash for a long time. A lot of people believe one is not far off. Are fund boards prepared for what might lie ahead, which many of them were not the last time this occurred? A look at the similarities and differences with 2008.
Governance advice for US managers
Why US managers should focus more on the governance arrangements for their funds when they come to Europe. It isn’t something that they need to think about in their domestic market which may be why it can get overlooked overseas.
SII Sustainable Investment Intelligence
Sustainable investment analysis & expertise. SII specialises in sustainable investment for institutions & other professional investors. The publication includes an Environmental Investment Monitor which focuses on allocations by institutional investors to the main sustainable investment sectors as well as the funds covering those areas.
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Climate risk: the data problem
CROs say that the changing climate is their top emerging risk over the next 5 years. But the lack of dependable data is a big problem. There is no reliable dataset, nor is there even a standard methodology. Plus climate is changing in unpredictable ways.
Climate risk: banks
Banks have a critical part to play in tackling the climate crisis. Many of the businesses they serve are going to be affected by it which will influence their lending policies. Banks face a series of physical and transition risk issues because of climate change.
TNFD: biodiversity investing boost
The TNFD (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures) just announced a 30% increase in adopters to mid-year 2024. It brings the number of companies committing to the TNFD to 416. This is rapid progress; the TNFD only published its final guidance last September.
FSI
Advice & intelligence for US managers going offshore or coming to Europe. FSI is for US managers & their advisors looking for independent intelligence on fund structuring matters when expanding overseas.
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Guide to Europe
FSI starts a new section for US managers who want to know about what’s happening in Europe. It focuses on capital raising opportunities, economic trends, distribution, regulation, governance and selection of partners such as service providers and domiciles.
The European opportunity for US managers
Overview of recent European economic development for US managers. The main reason why European investors are allocating ever larger proportions of their portfolios to the US is because its market prospects are much better than those in the EU and UK.
Pension funds’ sustainable investments
Results of FSI’s analysis into pension fund allocations into the five main sustainable investment sectors. FSI has tracked the allocations of 245 pension funds from around the world, with combined assets of $13.4 trillion.
Macro Weekly
Macro-economic & geopolitical analysis for the investment industry. IFI Global’s Macro Weekly focuses on the impact of macro-economic & geopolitical events on the fund industry & its investors.
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Tokenisation take-off?
Tokenisation's adoption by the asset management industry has been steady rather than explosive. Over the next two to three years, the pace will almost certainly pick up substantially.
Renewable investing: another dotcom bubble?
Investment into all forms of clean energy, especially in renewables, is breaking records. Too much capital is now chasing too few investable projects.
Developing de-dollarisation
The US dollar's status as the world's reserve currency has been on a downward trend for a long time but it appears that the process may now be accelerating.