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Focus on Funds How the Fund Industry Is Fostering Diversity How does greater diversity benefit the fund industry, and how can asset managers build more diverse business environments? The August 18, 2017, edition of Focus on Funds features strategies and insights from Sonnia Shields...

Focus on Funds A View of Global Asset Management Trends Global fund managers soon will have to adapt to several key regulatory developments in Europe. In the August 11, 2017, edition of Focus on Funds, David Semaya of Nikko Asset Management details the challenges ahead. Transcript...

Focus on Funds How the Fund Industry Is Adapting to Trends in Distribution Financial advisers and their investors are adopting new technologies and investment strategies. In the August 4, 2017, edition of Focus on Funds, Stuart Parker, president of PGIM Investments, discusses how...

Focus on Funds Fund Industry Responds to Today’s Investor Needs Fund investor preferences are changing, driven in part by demographic shifts. The fund industry must adapt accordingly, explains Shundrawn Thomas, executive vice president and head of funds and managed accounts for...

IDC’s May 22 webinar on Oversight of Fair Valuation generated great interest and a large number of questions, so we are hosting another webinar to take a deeper dive on select topics. The webinar will discuss in greater depth such topics as pricing vendor oversight, liquidity...

Focus on Funds Key Trends in Europe for Global Funds In the wake of Brexit, Europe is facing potentially significant changes in cross-border investment and distribution. In the July 21, 2017, edition of Focus on Funds, Mike O’Brien, chief executive of JP Morgan Asset Management’s...

Focus on Funds Europe’s Capital Markets Union Is on Track The European Union’s efforts to build deeper, more unified capital markets could benefit funds and investors—if done correctly. In the July 14, 2017, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Global’s Giles Swan gives the fund industry’s...

Focus on Funds View from the Square Mile: Impact of Brexit on Fund Industry During a recent panel discussion organized by ICI and the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI), industry leaders considered the implications of Brexit for global funds. In the July 7, 2017...

Focus on Funds Global Use of UCITS Funds Is Under Threat New regulatory measures emerging from Brexit could jeopardize the success of funds based on the European Union’s Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities, or UCITS. In the June 30, 2017, edition of Focus...

Focus on Funds Americans See Many Positives in DC Plans A survey of more than 2,000 Americans finds that they value defined contribution (DC) plans as an important retirement savings tool. In the June 23, 2017, edition of Focus on Funds, ICI Senior Director of Retirement and Investor...