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About half of European institutional investors have embraced the rules-based strategies
Easing of regulatory barriers is not enough to attract businesses
Industry report finds fund sector is badly prepared to tackle its biggest challenges
ESG vigilance is essential but risks are intrinsic to moving towards better investing
Nuanced forces are at play and the Woodford saga may be the tip of the iceberg
Risk management is about smaller positions and rebalancing but liquidity is an unknown
This sugar-high circularity is great when markets are buoyant but painful when they reverse
The long bull market and QE have led to a drastic change in thinking
Diversity and richer ways of working beat big cheques and job-hopping
There are parallels with the dawn of stock markets when data were sparse and weak
Tariffs and populism put ‘long-term’ back in vogue for pension planners
Worldwide trend expected to intensify competitive pressures on active managers
Most mainstream investors are not geared up to catch a bubble before it bursts
Rules have reduced banks’ ability to ‘store’ risk that delivered instant liquidity
Digitisation will do to the fund industry what the internet did to the music business
GPIF will pay active asset managers according to excess returns — or alpha
Markets are in fairyland but investors are destined to repeat history’s mistakes
Hidden fee disclosures will do nothing to heal industry’s reputation
Weakest performers dominated by big-name houses known for picking stocks and bonds
If China suffers a hard landing the fallout could be substantial
