Asset management: achieving a competitive advantage | Eurozone Forecast: Outlook for Financial Services Spring 2012 Forecast: Financial markets appear calmer, yet significant challenges remain for the Eurozone in 2012. Brazil’s economy attracts wave of foreign entrants Foreign entrants to Brazil’s financial markets are unlikely to be familiar with the country’s unique clearing and settlement arrangements. Learn the particulars in our report. Solvency II: the opportunity for asset managers What is the potential impact of Solvency II on asset managers managing insurance portfolios? Inside, we offer insight into some of the business implications and suggest some areas where asset managers could develop their products and services to meet insurers’ changing requirements. Discover how to prepare. Top 12 actions for better risk management Our 2011 Risk Management for Asset Management survey is based on interviews with more than 30 heads of risk and chief risk officers from investment firms across the UK and continental Europe. From the participants’ responses, we developed 12 actions that will likely help firms improve their risk management processes. Frontier markets: know the opportunities and risks To be successful in developing an effective frontier market investment strategy, asset managers must ensure that their approach takes into account the particular blend of risks that these markets bring. Tap into our insights. How FATCA will impact alternative investment funds The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) will have a far-reaching effect on US and foreign alternative investment funds. Although the new rules aren’t effective until 2013, several steps are critical to the initial FATCA assessment process. We show you how to prepare. |
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