Saving Matters

Mental health is an integral pillar of our wellbeing. Good mental health is, as the World Health Organisation puts it, fundamental to our collective and individual ability as humans to think, emote, interact with each other, earn a living and enjoy life. It is vital therefore that we are all looking after our own mental health, and supporting others to do the same.

It will have been hard to escape the phrase ‘operational resilience’ over the past months, a subject that has been brought to the forefront of firms’ attention with the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, but what are the regulator's expectations for firms going forward?

Ahead of the IA's latest EmTech Futures event, Gill Painter takes a look at why and how investment management must continue to innovate technologically.

Investment managers are among the increasingly common users of FX algos to conduct their trades. With this in mind, the Investment Association (IA) has today published an FX Algo Due Diligence Questionnaire, created by its members to establish a common framework for the request of information from clients to their FX algo providers.

What is quantum computing and why should investors care? We look under the bonnet of this powerful new technology

How can investment management firms actually ensure their operations are resilient and best equipped for a whole host of foreseeable operating conditions?

The government’s plan for a new Sovereign Green Bond, announced on the 9th November, has the potential to play a key role in financing a greener economy as the UK looks to achieve net zero by 2050. While the investment management industry keenly awaits full details of the government’s plans, we are supportive of the initial proposal, and indeed have been calling for this type of gilt.

What is a tokenised fund? And what are its benefits for investment managers. John Allan takes a look.

Miranda Seath, Head of Market Insight at the IA, looks back on the third quarter of 2020 and attempts to spot clues as to what we might expect in the final quarter of the year.

Driving change in sustainable finance is multi-layered, multi-actor and it involves multiple choices. It works best when each new initiative has a clear objective; when each actor contributes in a way that fits their particular role, strengths and responsibilities; and when we clearly communicate which specific piece of the sustainability puzzle we’re working on.