New European Parliament and European Commission – a new era Peter De Proft of the European Fund and Asset Management Assocation (EFAMA) reflects on the period of change in Europe, supporting a regulatory pause and discusses where the future focus should be for the European asset management industry
Getting to grips with new tax requirements Inge Heinrichsen of Ernst & Young examines some of the effects and challenges that the asset management industry may have to face in relation to the proposed EU transaction tax.
Switzerland’s new financial market architecture François Bianchi, Thomas Frick, Sandro Abegglen and Marco Häusermann of Niederer Kraft & Frey provide an overview of new financial market regulations in Switzerland and what they mean for market participants
A busy year for regulatory change André Valente of UBS Fund Services looks at how the Swiss fund management industry is gaining momentum in the face of a series of tough regulatory changes
Regulation of asset management in the European Union: what the future may bring Gabriela Diezhandino and Vincent Ingham of the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) examine the outlook for European regulation, and resulting implications for the Asset Management industry
New Swiss tax reform on the horizon Grégoire Winckler and Jason Zücker of KPMG outline recent tax developments within the Swiss fund industry, including a proposed Swiss corporate tax reform
Dealing with demographics Christian Petter of BNP Paribas looks at how European countries are balancing short and long-term goals in the face of an ageing population
Derivatives after the crash Rosali Pretorius and Tom Harkus of Dentons consider the key objectives of Emir and their impact on the buy-side’s use of OTC derivatives
An innovative product for investors Ciara O’Leary of Maples and Calder looks at the new Irish collective asset-management vehicle, which promises to give Ireland an edge in attracting US investors
Leading the trend Luxembourg was quick off the mark in welcoming Islamic finance into its framework. Jad Nader of NautaDutilh Avocats tracks its continued growth
Distributing foreign collective investment schemes in Africa's largest economy Michael Oyebola and Damilola Okonkwo of FBN Capital Asset Management examine the emergence, growth, regulatory regime and future potential for collective investment schemes
The Eastern Pivot Vladimir Potapov and Tim McCarthy of VTB Capital Investment Management discuss the outlook for Russian investment, and the country's commercial relationship with China
Sukuk: an international asset class Sohail Jaffer of FWU Dubai Services describes the gathering momentum of sukuk at an international level and asks if it may stimulate investment into the Middle East
Opportunities for global asset allocation Bing Li of ICBC charts a shift in attitude towards the renminbi (RMB) as policy-makers in China encourage its internationalisation
Nascent listed infrastructure market under the spotlight Eiichiro Hata of Atsumi & Sakai looks at recent legal and market developments in Japan and asks where they may take the infrastructure market in the future
The new era of equity governance in Japan Yoshihiro Tanaka of Asuka Corporate Advisory and Yosuke Mitsusada of Asuka Asset Management outline the symptoms of equity governance changes taking place in Japan
Public offerings update Ken Miura and Nobuharu Onishi of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto outline two new restrictions on publicly-offered foreign investment funds in Japan
Asset managers and SIFIs: why regulated funds do not threaten financial stability Dan Waters of ICI Global discusses the important role that asset management firms play in the financial markets, and argues for appropriate regulation
Good intentions and misconceptions Tim Cameron, managing director and head of Sifma’s asset management group discusses how post-recession regulations are impacting the asset management industry, and what asset managers are doing about it
