The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revised its climate reporting requirements under pressure from politicians and the business community. Whilst the mandatory scope 3 reporting from Europe – necessitating large and publicly traded companies …

Nearly a decade after the European Long-Term Investment Fund (Eltif) made its initial, albeit underwhelming, debut, Natixis Investment Managers heralds the arrival of its successor, Eltif 2.0. "The threshold reduction is a gamechanger," said Anne Macey, …

A significant portion of financial influencers, commonly known as finfluencers, has been found to neglect proper disclosure practices when promoting products or services, according to a study conducted by the CFA Institute. The institute is now calling on …

France reported a few weeks ago that its already exorbitant budget deficit of 4.9 per cent of French GDP would be breached. And that was no lie. According to statistics agency Insee, the budget for 2023 will go into the minus by a whopping 5.5 per cent. …

Cocoa prices soar; shortage from weather, disease impacts Record deficit, over-sold futures cause price spikes Stabilisation attempts; high prices challenge producers, buyers The cocoa market is reeling. Failing harvests are sending futures prices …

Sentiment around defence stocks appears to be on the upswing. Numerous investors previously avoided such investments, yet deglobalisation and geopolitical unrest have made the case for investing in defence more tenable. Politically, there is an increasing …

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other people news includes updates from Credit Suisse, Carmignac, Zumo and European consumer interests group Beuc. Kristofer Barrett Kristofer Barrett (photo) has been appointed to the …

Investment professionals are busily reading the tea leaves of experience in the US and the UK, where legislative elements similar to those of the EU’s retail investment strategy have been put into effect. Finance professionals experienced with such …

Vanguard has edged past BlackRock to secure the top position in Broadridge Financial Solutions' 2024 Fund Brand 50 (FB50) rankings for the United States. Vanguard also has emerged as the biggest riser among the FB50 rankings in Europe, where it now is a …

Every now and then, my development team informs me that they need to take a pause from future developments to refactor code. Refactoring is a process where they restructure existing computer code without altering its external behavior. Over time, small …

Under pressure, SEC loosens disclosure requirements

Eltif 2.0: ‘The threshold reduction is a gamechanger’

CFA urges firms to train finfluencers on compliance

Repeat offender

Bitter truth behind chocolate: cocoa market in deep crisis

Investors warm up to defence as geopolitical risks rise

Transfer Thursday: Credit Suisse, Carmignac, Beuc

EU retail strategy spurs fund industry reflection on value

Vanguard overtakes BlackRock in US fund ranking

Parts of the fund industry need urgent restructuring