Previous Top 500 Asset Managers reports – Page 8
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Special ReportTop 400: The essential C-word in investment management
Mitesh Sheth defines 10 dimensions of an undervalued factor in investment management
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Special ReportTop 400: Not so hasty: Keeping a manager when the going gets tough
Rick di Mascio argues that the decision about whether to sack an underperforming manager should be one that focuses on process, not just performance numbers
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Special ReportTop 400: Innovating in a world where winner takes all
A person who moves a mountain starts by taking away a small stone, according to a Chinese saying. This applies to the asset management industry today, say Amin Rajan and Kevin Pleiter
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Special ReportTop 400: Managers pursue rationalisation
Alastair Sewell and Erwin van Lumich believe that recent transactions are unlikely to herald widespread M&A among European asset managers but that rationalisation will continue
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Special ReportTop 400: Finance and regulation
Nitin Mehta believes professional bodies and well-run self-regulatory organisations can help buffer the sometimes competing priorities of regulators and the financial industry
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Special ReportTop 400: The burden of harmony
MIFID II and other European regulations are not as consistent as they seem, says Mike Ginnelly
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Special ReportTop 400: Are we doing this right? Are we doing this well?
Catherine Doherty looks at the mechanical and cultural work that investment managers are doing to improve their own businesses
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Special ReportTop 400: Preventive medicine
Risk departments and portfolio managers don’t speak the same language on risk, argues Ian Webster. An integrated approach is essential
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Special ReportTop 400: A painful legacy
Legacy and outdated technologies are costly and are increasingly attracting the attention of regulators, according to Peter Hill
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Special ReportTop 400: Investing under the influence
Craig Stevenson argues that activist hedge funds strategies can be beneficial for investors but that collaborative approaches are more likely to be effective
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Special ReportTop 400: Smart factor investing
It is important but insufficient to focus on the factor exposure of an index – it is also necessary to optimise the associated risk and return, according to Noël Amenc
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Top 400 Asset Managers: Outcomes revolution in investment management and pharmaceuticals
Mitesh Sheth outlines what investment managers can learn from the transformation taking place in the pharmaceutical industry
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Top 400 Asset Managers: Diamonds and duds – a poll apart
Roger Price-Haworth reviews the results of the sixth AIMSE International diamonds and duds poll, and considers how views have changed
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Top 400 Asset Managers: Will the quants strike back?
Fabio Cecutto argues that a simpler quant manager could be a smarter quant manager.
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Top 400 Asset Managers: Is smart beta all that smart?
There is no Holy Grail in investing, and new ideas have their limitations, argues Amin Rajan
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Top 400 Asset Managers: Bonus caps for fund managers
Proposals to cap UCITS managers’ remuneration will be counterproductive, according to Nitin Mehta
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Top 400 Asset Managers: Taxing financial deals
There is a compelling case for excluding investment funds from the scope of the financial transaction tax, write Camille Thommes and Susanne Weismüller
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Top 400 Asset Managers: The client is (becoming) king
Jackie Alvarez argues that more efficient use of technology can help asset management firms as they seek to better serve clients
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Top 400 Asset Managers: The challenges posed by a rapidly changing pensions landscape
Nigel Birch and Nils Johnson see an increasing bifurcation between product specialists and solution providers in the asset management industry
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Top 400 Asset Managers: East Asia shows growth potential
East Asian markets are likely to experience high growth potential, according to Aymeric Poizot, with multi-asset and international funds most likely to attract growing flows
