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Zurich, Andy Warhol & the Widder

The Widder hotel in the Augustiner quarter of Zurich for me is one of the best hotels in the world – a hidden gem boutique hotel with only 42 rooms, each of them with a unique history and design. Aside … Continue reading

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Global metatrends in the asset management industry – vlog

I just flew into Zurich from the Middle East from and for speaking engagements at industry conferences and management board offsites. The most meaningful observations for the industry going forward are meta-trends that will fundamentally change how companies take advantage … Continue reading

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India, Future of Fund Distribution?

Is India the market to shape the future of mutual fund distribution? With most attention these days given to UCITS in Europe, the RDR in the UK and financial re-regulation in the US, India’s Security and Exchange Board a month … Continue reading

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Brand New World: Reverse Innovation & Darwin

Watch the vlog for “Reverse Innovation & Darwin”: For decades, GE has sold modified Western products to emerging markets. Now, to preempt the emerging giants, it’s trying the reverse. Thus starts an article entitled “How GE Is Disrupting Itseld” in … Continue reading

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back to the future… INVEST IN TWITTER NOW, MANAGERS TOLD

Already talked about this in 2009 – didn’t even remember it… (October 2, 2009) Asset managers are being urged to build up their social media presence sooner rather than later. Experts believe investors will favour those firms that can demonstrate … Continue reading

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MUTUAL FUND FEE DISCUSSION: EUROPE & US

The European fund industry needs stronger, more independent fund boards, some analysts say. … To that end, Luxembourg fund association Alfi recently published a new code of conduct for the governance of Luxembourg-domiciled funds. The code includes a recommendation that … Continue reading

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BULLYING ‘OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD’ FOR MANAGERS

On the other hand, asset management is not necessarily as susceptible to bullying as the financial services sector at large. “It’s probably less in this industry than elsewhere in the financial services industry,” says Strategic Insight global consulting head Daniel … Continue reading

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Snoop Dogg & Chindonesia

$250 billion in net flows to equity and fixed-income funds in the first half of 2009, the best performance for stocks in any quarter since the late 1990s and the 20th consecutive week of positive long-term mutual fund flows through … Continue reading

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MANAGER WEBSITES ‘POOR’ SAYS CESR

Asset managers have come in for criticism over the quality of information they provide on their company websites. Eddy Wymeersch, chairman of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR), says many of the websites currently on offer from asset managers … Continue reading

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Global Investor Cover Story: India’s Asset Management Industry

Within India, the client base for any asset manager is overwhelmingly corporate (58%) followed by retail (23%) and high net worth (17%), with Trusts at just 2%, according to industry data. There are some 33 firms in the mutual fund … Continue reading

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