Aldcroft on Asia Pac
Hong Kong resident, veteran of the Asian asset management industry and member of the FBC Advisory Council.
Board Assurance Reviews: A useful opportunity to step back and take stock
With their work coming under ever-growing regulatory and public scrutiny, fund boards are dedicating increasing amounts of time and effort to reviewing their own performance and overall effectiveness.
Fund Board Process topping the agenda at FBC’s inaugural co-sec meeting
Board agendas, packs and meeting minutes were just a few of the topics unpicked in a recent FBC discussion session focused on the important work co-secs are doing to support the ongoing efficiency and effectiveness of fund boards.
Profile interview: Frank Johnson – the route from executive to iNED to chair
Frank Johnson, chair of the fund board at First Sentier Investors speaks with FBC managing director, Catherine Battershill, about his career path from executive to iNED to iNED chair.
Why Consumer Duty redefines the relationship between Manufacturers and Distributors
Tim Sargisson, former CEO Sandringham Financial Partners.
My background is as the CEO of various regulated businesses, including IFA, SIPP and Platform businesses, over the last twenty-plus years. My role ensured a strong focus on governance, oversight and risk management.
Fund board oversight of sustainable investment funds – write-up of FBC round table event 15 March 2023
Our FBC round table on 15 March 2023 focused on the role of the fund board in overseeing sustainable investment funds.
Shiv Taneja interviews Andrea Davidson, Invesco
Invesco’s Head of EMEA Corporate Governance and Company Secretarial, Andrea Davidson, speaks to FBC CEO Shiv Taneja. Andrea discusses the impact of regulatory changes and the governance that’s come into play in the UK and continental Europe, as well as board composition and her personal ‘bugbear’ the next generation of talent.
Letter from Hong Kong: “Hong Kong is Back!”
“Hong Kong is Back!” said John Lee the Hong Kong Chief Executive at the Global Financial Leaders Investment Summit held early November.
Letter from America – December 2022
An American fund director in London
Reflections on parallel paths
By Theresa Hamacher
Consumer Duty Musings, from a lower league football fan
When it comes to assessing the delivered value of client investments, it seems all participants in the fund distribution chain are on the hook following the implementation of Consumer Duty. No more a solitary view of value from the component fund providers.