Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

As emerging technology levels the competitive playing field, the right blend of AI and human intelligence will help firms achieve effective innovation.

We break down the latest updates on the T+1 Settlement transition and provide insights from our conversations with clients, industry groups, consultants, and peers.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

A deep dive into the downstream impacts of T+1 on the ETF ecosystem and how participants should be preparing to support primary market activity.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

BBH’s Amy Morris explains how the transfer agent’s AML/Sanctions program can help the fund and asset manager mitigate risks effectively while providing a best-in-class experience for their investors.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Let’s look at the rapid growth of the ETF market and debunk the five most common misconceptions holding asset managers back.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

The EU Commission’s Retail Investment Strategy is a behemoth set of policy revisions to revise and revamp EU regulated investment funds. However, one specific proposal has attracted vast industry commentary.

With 35,000 funds and €12 trillion of assets in scope , any substantive changes to the UCITS framework are usually worthy of asset managers’ attention, writes Adrian Whelan

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Amid market volatility and greater divergence in capital markets, securities lending revenues will be granular and targeted to a concentrated set of opportunities, writes Rob Lees.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Amid sighs of relief that mandatory swing pricing and intermediary support of floating NAVs haven’t made the final cut, groans about the work to do to adhere to MMF rules can also be heard.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

As access to private markets funds broadens, alternative asset managers must adapt to a new ecosystem where simplification and investor education about access routes are key. BBH’s Lata Vyas spoke on the topic at FundForum and shares further insights.

In the second FX quarterly of the year, strategists examine how the major investment themes that held at the beginning of the year have been proven wrong.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

A look at how an expanding product platform and investor use are driving growth.

With news headlines about listed and unlisted share classes ramping up, here’s what managers considering these structures should know.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Making tactical decisions at the expense of more strategic approaches would be a missed opportunity. Keith Haberlin shares how to optimize your operating model for shorter settlement cycles.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

BBH’s Tom Poppey and Rob Lees look at the changes that asset managers should prioritize and how they can use the race to T+1 to gain an edge.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Learn how BBH thinks about building digital services and experiences for clients.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

BBH’s Denise Mak and David Weibe explain how the transfer agent, as a natural extension of the asset manager’s operating model, can facilitate an investor experience that is key to enabling growth.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Ricky Ellis, Head of BBH FX Sales EMEA, assesses the impact of U.S. T+1 on the FX market and key considerations for asset managers.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

The impacts of shortened settlement cycles in the U.S. are critical to asset managers and banks globally. What can you do now to prepare for the change?

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

A look at a decade of evolution and product innovation in ETFs, and how investors are selecting and utilizing the expanding ETF toolkit to meet market shifts.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

The goal of the European Long-Term Investment Fund to provide much needed funding for small and mid-cap private companies has not been met yet, but a redesign could change that, write Holly Gardner and Adrian Whelan

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Starting a transformation program can be daunting, but with the right formula organizations can deliver real business value.

As the world watches the U.S. market plan for a T+1 cycle for securities settlement, other countries are assessing similar moves. BBH is working with clients to help them optimize their global operating models and support their readiness for this major industry shift.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Jim Tessmer, BBH’s Head of Digital Product Strategy, sits down with Dave Cowing of NovusNorth to discuss how BBH considers building digital experiences for clients.

Industry specialists share what firms need to do to prepare for the adoption of a new messaging standard, as well as the downstream benefits and impacts.

For asset managers, ensuring that their distribution, the experience they give to their clients, and their product diversification are fit for operating in a new environment is critical. At the inaugural BBH Insights Exchange event, industry experts discussed challenges that firms may face and how they can adapt.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Developed Markets this week.

Here's a look at the main drivers in Emerging Markets this week.

In 2023’s first FX quarterly, strategists examine the Fed’s pivot and China’s reopening. Here is a synopsis of what is included in this quarter’s outlook.

BBH’s global securities lending team shares its demand predictions.

Participants in our latest webinar heard that to retain and attract investors, it is critical that a manager aligns its people, policies and procedures to support its ESG principles.

The future of financial services is a story of two races: a race to automate for scale and resiliency, and a race to attract the best human capital. Winning strategies recognize that success needs both.

What’s needed before a region with 41 trading exchanges and 31 settlement infrastructures can consider a shorter settlement cycle?

The U.K.’s Long Term Asset Fund initiative could be a strategic solution for pension schemes amid future volatility.

As an outlier in a world of rising interest rates, and as investment behaviour evolves, Japan offers a growing opportunity to Western asset managers eyeing the ¥2,023 trillion* household savings market. BBH’s Japan team shares how they can best access that opportunity.

As the world watches the U.S. market plan for a T+1 cycle for securities settlement, others are assessing similar moves. BBH sets out the main process areas in the securities trade lifecycle that will be impacted by shorter settlement cycles and what you need to do now to prepare.

What is now needed to meet the next generation of ESG investors? Adrian Whelan unpicks the title of a session at Sibos, where he will be speaking next month.

Our Currency Strategy experts offer their predictions for currency performances for both Major and Emerging Markets.

High food and energy prices continue to squeeze households globally. Aggressive monetary policy responses and shrinking real incomes have increased global recession risks. Indeed, more and more signs of recession are piling up.

Our Currency Strategists set out what the geopolitical and macro-economic landscape means for major and emerging markets in the third quarter

For much of the first half of this year, high interest rates and rising commodity prices helped these currencies outperform their emerging market peers. However, broad-based dollar strength has slowly but surely eaten away at those EM FX gains and this is likely to continue as the Fed remains on its aggressive tightening path.

Banks, asset managers and insurers operating in the EU will be subject to new rules intended to boost the security and resiliency of the financial sector. Adrian Whelan maps out what asset managers need to know.

Fed speakers continue spreading the hawkish message; PPI data also came in on the soft side; preliminary August University of Michigan consumer sentiment will be today’s data highlight; monthly U.K. data dump began; eurozone June IP was reported; Sweden reported July CPI; Taiwan revised Q2 GDP growth slightly lower; India reports July CPI and June IP

Fed officials continued their communication push; Fed tightening expectations should move higher; the July jobs report is the main event; Canada also reports July jobs data; several eurozone countries reported June IP; BOE hiked rates 50 bp to 1.75%, as expected; updated forecasts were grim; Czech Republic delivered a dovish surprise and kept rates steady at 7.0%; Japan reported firm June labor cash earnings and household spending; RBA released its Statement on Monetary Policy; India hiked rates 50 bp to 5.40% vs. 35 bp expected

As the investment landscape in Japan continues to evolve, BBH Relationship Manager Tomoko Kenny asks SMTAM's David Semaya how his firm is addressing three global themes and how Western asset managers can enter this market with the help of industry partners.

We think Fed officials will push back against the market’s dovish take on its decision; the U.S. rates market continues to price in gloom and doom; ISM reports July manufacturing PMI; eurozone final July manufacturing PMI readings were reported; Germany continues to weaken; Caixin reported soft China July manufacturing PMI; Hong Kong reported weak Q2 GDP data

The two-day FOMC ended with a 75 bp hike to 2.50%; market expectations for Fed tightening are diverging; Powell was suitably hawkish during his press conference; and reiterated the Fed’s laser focus on inflation; we get our first look at Q2 GDP; it looks like some fiscal stimulus is coming in the U.S. after all; eurozone confidence continues to plunge in July; ECB officials are starting to acknowledge recession risks; July eurozone CPI readings will start to roll out; BOJ Deputy Governor Amamiya sees wage gains picking up next year; Australia reported soft June retail sales

In September 2022, the final phase of the regulation on posting and collecting collateral as initial margin for OTC derivatives takes effect and will mainly impact the pension fund and traditional asset manager community. Derek Coyle discusses the scope of the sixth and final phase of the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR).

Capital and macro markets continue to present market participants and policymakers with a complex and dynamic environment that requires their flexibility to adapt. BBH’s securities lending team provides a mid-year assessment and outlook for H2 2022.

It’s all about the ECB today; regional Fed manufacturing surveys for July will continuing rolling out; the ECB is widely expected to hike rates 25 bp; Italian politics have entered a dangerous new phase; the U.K. political outlook has gotten some clarity but the next Tory leader will inherit a terrible situation; South Africa is expected to hike rates 50 bp to 5.25%; Turkey kept rates steady at 14.0%, as expected; the two-day BOJ meeting ended with a dovish hold; Indonesia kept rates steady at 3.5%, as expected

Managers and distributors are increasingly obligated to engage investors on their ESG appetite. Adrian Whelan sets out the MiFID II Sustainability Preferences and other factors that firms should consider.

Nick King, Head of ETFs at Fidelity International, heeds the findings of the BBH ninth annual global ETF investor survey.

Fed Chair Powell made some rare comments about the dollar; Chicago PMI will be today’s highlight; May core PCE will be closely watched; Colombia is expected to hike rates 150 bp to 7.5%; BOE Governor Bailey did sterling no favors; the Riksbank hiked rates 50 bp to 0.75%, as expected; Japan reported weak May IP and housing starts data; China reported strong official June PMI readings

The Network Forum Annual Meeting took place in person, for the first time since the pandemic, at London’s famous cricketing venue, The Oval, to assess new opportunities and risks and how to navigate seven major industry developments. Janet Du Chenne and Sinead McIntosh report.

Simo Liu sits down with Adrian Whelan to discuss three ESG themes including global taxonomies, corporate governance and point of sale rules.

U.S. yields remain low as recession fears rise; the U.S. yield curve is flattening but nowhere near inverting; Fed Chair Powell broke no new ground in his testimony before the House; Mexico hiked rates 75 bp to 7.75%, as expected; June German IFO business climate came in soft; U.K. reported soft May retail sales; U.K. politics are heating up; Japan reported May national CPI readings

With the curtailment of trading in Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian securities, fund liquidity is high on asset managers’ agendas. BBH’s Adrian Whelan addresses some of the key questions around use of side-pockets for UCITS funds.

A BBH-hosted webinar examined the key components influencing a successful UCITS distribution strategy in the Asia-Pacific region.

At IMpower FundForum in Monaco, participants zoomed in on the democratization of private assets and the role of service partners, technology, and innovation in driving future growth.

Post-pandemic concerns and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have not deterred investors from flooding into exchange-traded funds. At FundForum, BBH’s Antonette Kleiser shared highlights of our recent Global ETF Investor Survey.

Following the May 2022 announcement on product eligibility details of ETF Connect scheme, issuers can now plan product and distribution strategies for the burgeoning Greater China ETF market.

Asset managers are facing increasingly rigorous regulatory scrutiny and fast paced technological change as they continue to grapple with market shifts. So when IMpower’s FundForum event called on senior industry leaders to share their collective experience and wisdom, they readily gathered to discuss the next phase of evolution. BBH's Janet Du Chenne reports on the main themes.

2022 marks our fifth annual survey of ETF investors in Greater China where we highlight emerging trends in u