Prospettive di mercato

The first European regulation on alternative investment funds was introduced 8 years ago. Its positive effect is remarkable today. What should be expected in the near future in terms of liquidity and investor protection in this field? What about the role of custodians? And the arrival of green finance? Changes lie ahead.

Il consolidamento delle piattaforme T2/T2S, che si inserisce all’interno dell’ampio progetto denominato “Vision 2020”, risponde alle esigenze di un mercato che manifesta sempre più la necessità di creare sinergie e armonizzare le infrastrutture attualmente esistenti all’interno dell’Eurosistema.

The African continent is well recognized as a region of choice for investment opportunities. However, things are different when it comes to collecting funds from institutional investors – Collective Investment Schemes, Pension funds, Insurance companies. But for how much longer?

After remaining at exceptionnally low levels for the past several years, implied volatility might be in the early stages of a transition that could take it to much higher levels across a range of products.

L’evoluzione non sarà sotto i riflettori

Instant payment services are being developed by payment market infrastructures (PMIs) all over the world. Banks also see real-time services from PMIs as an opportunity to develop new products. The benefits these domestic instant payments systems bring will also be felt in cross-border payments once the systems start to inter-operate.

Europe’s fund management industry has seen spectacular growth over the last two decades, with assets having accumulated eight-fold since 1996. Capital invested in UCITS and AIFs (Alternative Investment Funds), the two leading EU fund structures, now stands at 14.1 trillion euros.