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16 February 2012
In an exclusive video interview, Global Investor/ISF talks to the man who has been leading Credit Suisse’s prime services division from strength to strength, ensuring its status as an impressive and profitable arm of the investment bank
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13 February 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa capital markets are benefiting from an influx of cash resulting from the widespread establishment of pensions systems. Annabelle Palmer reports
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10 February 2012
The regulations announced by the US Treasury department and International Revenue Service (IRS) on Wednesday include substantial modifications to the preliminary IRS guidance on Fatca, but questions remain unanswered. Annabelle Palmer reports
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08 February 2012
The annual Global Investor/ISF transition management survey is now live. Asset owners and managers are invited to rate managers
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07 February 2012
Standards increased across the board in this year’s Global Investor/ISF foreign exchange survey. But the winner was the same – Brown Brothers Harriman
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07 February 2012
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. As the developed economies struggle under the weight of debt and economic stagnation, Jerome Booth explains why emerging markets could provide useful lessons
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06 February 2012
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The Pictet Asset Services chief explains why synthetic ETFs pose a danger to the asset management industry
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03 February 2012
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The recent upswing in assets to the hedge fund industry is a result of its excellent risk management in the crisis, says Peter Clarke
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02 February 2012
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The sheer number of regulatory developments to have emerged recently is the main concern for Bruno Prigent
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01 February 2012
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Steven Fradkin explains why in the post-Madoff world, information from independent sources is investors’ key concern
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31 January 2012
Baring Asset Management has maintained its identity by constantly reshaping its business over the past 250 years. Chief investment officer Mario Valensise discusses the latest restructuring of the firm’s portfolio of funds
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31 January 2012
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The growth of defined contribution plans in Japan creates opportunities for asset managers in the country, according to the Nomura Asset Management head
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30 January 2012
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. If asset managers were happy to take pay parity with investment banks in the good times they cannot complain about it in the bad times, says John Fraser
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27 January 2012
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Newton’s CEO is concerned that unless the industry raises its game the regulators will force it to change
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26 January 2012
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. RBC Dexia Investor Services’ chief executive describes his firm’s search to achieve scale but retain nimbleness
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25 January 2012
When the Arab Spring reached Bahrain a year ago the asset management and asset servicing sectors felt immediate pain. The central bank and local banks are optimistic but much depends on the actions of the authorities, finds Stephanie Baxter
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25 January 2012
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The asset servicing industry may have reached the limits of consolidation, according to Brown Brothers Harriman’s head of investor services
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24 January 2012
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The head of BlackRock’s European business is concerned over the potential for the present economic difficulties to morph into social conflict at a later date
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23 January 2012
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Changing demographics have long-been cited as a danger to asset managers, but Scott Powers argues a looming savings glut presents opportunities for the industry
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20 January 2012
Despite the poor publicity, Australia's army of Super pension funds are keen to engage in securities lending programmes. But with light demand comes lights returns, finds Bob Campion
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19 January 2012
Regulation is nudging firms towards enterprise collateral management, but do the benefits outweigh the costs? Blake Evans-Pritchard reports