Listen to BBH’s Adrian Whelan, Head of Regulatory Intelligence, and Orla Foley, Head of Relationship Management Europe, discuss the regulatory response to the COVID-19.

As ESG products continue to gain favor among global investors, the EU is leading the way to common ESG standards. Will the rest of the world follow suit?

New legislation, which expands on one existing law and introduces another, aims to solidify the Cayman Islands as a leading domicile for global investment funds by aligning its investment fund regulatory regime with other jurisdictions.

2020 Global ETF Investor Survey Key Findings: ETFs Continue to Chart a New Path

ETFs Continue to Chart a New Path

Securities lending demand faced several headwinds in 2019. In 2020, we remain cautious, particularly as we enter an election year in the US. Here we take a look back at 2019 drivers and explore the year ahead.

In the latest FX Quarterly, our strategists provide their views on major events across developed and emerging markets in Q1 2020.

With the two biggest tail risks – the trade war and Brexit – seemingly addressed, markets are embracing the improved global outlook.

Emerging markets (EM) should enjoy a period of relative calm from external factors until the electoral cycle picks up in the US.

A recent decision by one of the world's largest pension funds to pause their securities lending program has provoked questions about whether the two disciplines can co-exist in an ESG context. How can firms strike the right balance?

For the world's largest institutional asset owners, even relatively small shifts in their asset allocation models have an outsized impact on the investment industry. Here’s a look at who makes up those asset owners.

When the UN’s PRI requirements take effect six months from now, the world will be watching to see how sustainable these new rules are.

This edition of Exchange Thoughts, in partnership with K&L Gates, discusses the legal, business, and operational considerations for turning a mutual fund into an ETF.

In this edition of In Focus, we aim to clarify the requirements of the program for US-based funds and investors hoping to take advantage of the associated tax benefits.

In this edition of In Focus, we highlight the latest developments in European Union (EU) protective reclaims, answer key questions, and provide insight to investors who are considering filing.

For the world's largest institutional asset owners, even relatively small shifts in their asset allocation models have an outsized impact on the investment industry. Here, we look at key alternative asset classes and how large investors are ...

Walk through the highlights of BBH's sixth annual global ETF survey and explore our key findings.

Since 2014, Precidian Investments has sought Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval for a new kind of active exchange-traded fund (ETF) that does not disclose its daily holdings. No longer.

BBH experts focus on key trends, changing investor sentiment, and explore areas of innovation in the dynamic ETF marketplace.

In BBH's sixth annual global ETF survey, investors across the US, Europe, and Greater China ranked historical performance as one of the most important criteria when selecting an ETF.

BBH Senior Vice President Ryan Sullivan spoke with Scarlet Fu on Bloomberg’s ETF IQ about our sixth annual ETF survey and the latest trends in the ETF industry.

Assisted by a lighter regulatory burden, which make them more cost effective than many similarly structured investment vehicles, the use of collective investment trusts (CITs) in US retirement plans has been accelerating at a steady clip. For plan ...

Shining Through: ETF Opportunities in Greater China

Shining Through: ETF Opportunities in Greater China

A straightforward process or a game of Snakes and Ladders?

In this article, Frank Perrone, explores how margin can inform more efficient and optimized clearing programs. He analyzes the adoption of certain regulations, the overall clearing process and how different institutions support them.

Watch our Cross Border Insight video featuring insights and perspectives on Alternative Funds.

In this article, BBH examines the evolving implications of uncleared initial margin rules.

2019 will be a year in which the applica­tions of purported paradigm-shifting tech­nology will be tested. Here are the trends we believe will shape asset management and asset servicing this year, and in the years ahead.

Here are five regulatory trends we believe will shape the asset management landscape in 2019.

What does 2019 have in store for alternatives? Here are five themes to follow this year:

In 2019, there’s a lot in store for ETFs – new regulations, technology, and products are all driving the market to new, uncharted territory.

Here are the top five trends we expect to see in securities lending in 2019:

Shining Through: Global Investors Appear Confident in Multi-Faceted Use of ETFs

Shining Through: Global Investors Appear Confident in Multi-Faceted Use of ETFs

In recent years, insurance firms have been some of the fastest-growing institutional buyers of ETFs – here’s what insurers need to know when launching their own.

Investment managers are faced with increased pressure to assess whether their foreign exchange programs deliver value to their stakeholders and achieve optimal performance. Unfortunately, many managers view trade execution to be the only factor ...

Today, some of the most successful financial service providers are seeking lessons about risk taking from an unlikely source – early stage startup companies.

Do you know the extent to which your currency hedging program affects your global fund distribution strategy? Most managers do not because hedging mandates have long been without a standard method of measurement – until now.

The 2008 financial crisis exposed to asset managers and institutional investors operational inefficiencies and critical gaps in their data strategies. Jon Vickery, Head of Strategy for BBH’s Fintech and Middle Office Products, looks at the ...

Watch our Cross Border Insight video featuring insights and perspectives on the NSCC.

Transaction Cost Analysis has risen to the top of the foreign exchange agenda for an increasing number of global investment managers, as it should. Measuring the quality of FX execution, once an afterthought, is quickly becoming a requirement. In ...

In recent years, multi-manager platforms have emerged as cost-effective solutions that deliver diversified returns across multiple asset classes. Here, we discuss the rise of multi-manager platforms, their operational challenges, and the functions ...

Hong Kong has taken notable steps this year to realize its ambition as an asset management hub for the Greater China region: introducing a new globally accepted corporate fund structure in July and signing its fourth mutual fund recognition ...

In this article, BBH explores Single Security, the joint initiative between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and its impacts.

As the European market matures, managers must think outside the box to expand their horizons. BBH’s Andrew Ritchie spoke with Private Debt Investor to explain the risks and rewards of diversifying.

By our assessment, roughly 80% of ETF workflows resemble that of a mutual fund. Here’s how asset managers can handle the 20% that is new and different to their business.

Watch our inaugural video featuring insights and perspectives on cross border funds in Japan.

This year’s ICI Tax and Accounting Conference brought us to San Diego, California for a look at how regulation and technology are changing the US asset management industry.

While many of the European private equity market’s most talked about trends are not going away anytime soon, a new set of trends stood out at a recent conference.