Fund Management

Cryptocurrencies: Solving crypto’s sustainability problem

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have a huge carbon footprint but, as Nicholas Pratt discovers, environmentally friendly alternatives exist.

Roundtable: The digital transformation opportunity

The funds industry is looking at adopting new types of technology, from automation to ESG reporting, blockchain and tokenisation. A FundsTech roundtable in March explored how these will revolutionise the sector.

Proxy voting: Making every vote count

With stewardship more important than ever and digital technology to the fore, surely it is time to solve the problem of proxy voting? Nicholas Pratt investigates.

Interview: Rise of the robo-adviser

FundsTech talks to Nutmeg’s CTO, Matt Gatrell, about the role of technology in its online offering.

Regulation: Panel calls for simplicity in ESG reporting

The industry accepts the need for more rigour in ESG fund reporting, but the work will be pointless if investors don’t understand the end result. Nicholas Pratt reports.

The digitally connected Global Transfer Agent

Anand Ramachandran, Vice President, Global Head of Solutions, Richard Clarkson, Head of Solutions, Funds and Swapnil Joshi, Senior Strategy Manager from Oracle Financial Services Global...

Data consolidation takes centre stage in asset management M&A

Mergers Consolidation between asset management firms is overwhelmingly expected to increase. Operational challenges remain thanks to legacy systems. But in a recent...

Are you being microserved?

As asset managers grapple with new digital technology, FundsTech talks to Calastone’s Adam Belding about the importance of software architecture and the benefits...

Interview: One of the greatest innovations

ETFs are emerging as a viable means for institutional investors to gain exposure to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, says Alexis Marinof, WisdomTree’s head of Europe, in an interview with...

Interview: Rise of the robo-adviser

FundsTech talks to Nutmeg’s CTO, Matt Gatrell, about the role of technology in its online offering.

Roundtables & Panels

Roundtable: The developing digital assets marketplace

As regulation of digital assets looks set to begin in earnest, our panel of industry experts discusses its potential impact on investment and more.

Roundtable: The digital transformation opportunity

Half of firms still to submit MiFID II ESG data

More than half of fund managers are still to provide relevant data for ESG products to meet the MiFID II regulatory deadline of August 2, research suggests.

Crypto exchanges announce hiring freezes and job cuts

Two of the largest crypto exchanges in the market have announced measures to reduce their labour costs ahead of what is being termed a ‘crypto winter’.

Data management "top priority" for financial services professionals

Data management tools are the top priority for firms who are investing in their workflow across front, middle and back offices, research found.

Wealth manager platforms at “inflection point”

Wealth manager Novia Financial - whose CEO says platforms need to increasingly offer digital solutions - has extended its contract with GBST, a technology provider for fund managers and other financial actors.