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Data management is top concern
Managers now have to cope with multiple feeds of information raising questions about the quality of data from outsourced functions and, consequently, liabilities
Certainties and uncertainties post-crisis
The most likely outlook is for increased regulation and oversight which will mean less downside risk but also less medium-term upside potential
Tackling ‘ownerless’ corporations
UK Treasury minister Lord Myners has once again raised the issue of ownerless corporations, but It may take regulation for the industry to take note, writes Pauline Skypala
Bill Crist: shareholders should club together
Bill Crist, chairman of Governance for Owners, does not want to dictate company policy but he does want to keep boards on their toes
Collective engagement is picking up steam
Collective engagement with companies by fund managers is picking up steam but there are concerns about costs and dividing the workload
Funds take on battle with banks
The UK’s Asset Management Working Group calls for greater transparency for Europe’s savers amid criticism of banks selling their own investment products
Crossborder clarity is advisers’ goal
Committee sets out a simpler document for Ucits
Primary Fund tangle grows ever thicker
Law firm switch is latest twist in the court hearing
Fund traders aim to thwart EU ban plan
Proposed directive is criticised on both sides of the Atlantic
New blow to reputation of Philippines’ exchange
Confusion over Benguet has added to the Philippines bourse’s woes
