Investor Services
BPO – getting with the programme
Posted 30 November 2004 - 1:00am by Visitor
The past few years have seen a rapid rise in the number of business process outsourcing (BPO) deals among investment management firms. Rekha Menon reports.
The Real Madrid
Posted 30 November 2004 - 1:00am by Visitor
The imminent takeover of Abbey National by Banco Santander Central Hispano shows the rest of the world the Spaniards mean business. ISJ reveals the might of the banking and investment markets in Spain.
Achange of government in Spain from Popular to Socialist rule may have placed the financial sector on the back burner, but service providers are determined not to let politics get the better of their burning ambition, to be as big as possible. Bearing this in mind, mergers and acquisitions come as little surprise in the Spanish securities market.
Emerging Realities
Posted 30 November 2004 - 1:00am by Visitor
As a relatively new industry, securities lending in Asia has enormous potential for growth. Do providers have what it takes to carry the industry forward? Brian Bollen reports.
"It's like sex in the sixth form at school. There are a lot of people talking about it, but nobody's actually doing it."
Transparency is the Key
Posted 30 November 2004 - 1:00am by Visitor
Opacity is causing stagnation in the securities lending industry. At the IMN 9th Annual European Beneficial Owners' Securities Lending & Global Custody Summit, professionals heard how a lack of clarity is holding the industry back. ISJ reports from Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Celtic Cougar
Posted 30 November 2004 - 1:00am by Visitor
Within a space of just 15 years, Ireland has transformed itself from an agrarian economy into a financial services Mecca. How is such a radical transition possible? ISJ examines the secrets of the Ireland's success as service providers...
When Charlie McCreevy was given the prime job of internal market Commissioner of the European Union, few underestimated the link between his appointment and the economic might of his homeland.
Gearing for Growth
Posted 30 November 2004 - 1:00am by Visitor
Irish eyes are smiling since the introduction of laws for securities lending in the domicile.
Hans Beckmann, managing director of Guild Global, explains the changes that provide for a lucrative industry
Analyse This... Securities Lending
Posted 30 November 2004 - 1:00am by Visitor
Continuing our series of analyses from participants rather than observers; ISJ readers asked about the securities lending industry. We asked the professionals for the answers.
Pauline Parker
Green Energy
Posted 30 November 2004 - 1:00am by Visitor
The Dublin funds industry has recorded exceptional growth since it's establishment in 1989. Declan Cassey of the Dublin Funds Industry Association guides us through a domicile with a difference.
Sink or Swim
Posted 30 November 2004 - 1:00am by Visitor
Pension fund pooling is evolving. A divide is emerging between the tax transparency of different pooled structures and this separation marks the old market from the new. James Wallace reports.
Pension fund pooling structures can be divided into two categories: on the one hand are the traditional 'look at' vehicles including Irish Unit Trusts and worldwide quoted and non-quoted investment funds. On the other hand are the relatively recent 'look through' vehicles, comprising the Ireland-based Common Contractual Fund (CCF) and the Luxembourg-based Fondscommun De Placement (FCP).
Problem-Solving for the funds industry
Posted 30 November 2004 - 1:00am by Visitor
The European funds industry is being overcharged. The sheer variety of individual funds means that excessive administrative charges are levied. ISJ reveals some of these charges and solutions.