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Investors go for independent checks on fund managers
The fund industry is witnessing a trend towards investor-led due diligence, with many increasingly calling on independent experts
Australia acts on responsible investment
Institutional pension funds in Australia have been punching above their weight on corporate governance and funds representing about half of Australia’s total funds under management are signatories to the UNPRI
Investor reforms must tackle root causes
Only when asset owners begin to take corporate governance seriously can the aspirations of the ISC and Walker Review be realised
New rules for money funds
The Institutional Money Market Funds Association has raised standards for Europe’s money market funds in maturity, credit quality, liquidity and disclosure
German funds warn on EU regulation
Germany would be particularly hard hit by the AIFM directive because of its high proportion of ‘special funds’ that fall outside the Ucits framework
Law firm warns of hedge fund exodus
Every hedge fund could leave the European Union if proposals to clamp down on the sector’s remuneration policies are adopted
Industry controls will not stop fraud
Senior figures in the European funds industry doubt regulation will prevent fraud
Ucits hedge funds tipped to be top
Ucits hedge funds are tipped to eclipse traditional offshore structures as almost half of sales now come from outside Europe
Tricky jumping Ucits IV tax hurdle
Different tax regimes may prove problematic to many of the Ucits IV efficiencies
The quest for honest advice
Q&A: Eliot Spitzer on the independent research initiative
