Two pieces of news have stood out from the crowd for Allan Lane (pictured), founder of ETF database and model portfolio creator Algo-Chain over the last year and a bit. »

The recent UCITS fund launch by London-based J. Stern & Co. could be said to mark somewhat of a turning point in the evolution of the firm. Continuing the legacy of the historic European Stern banking family, J. Stern & Co. has had an illustrious 200-year history. The family office for the French branch of the Stern family was originally based in Paris and later in Geneva.  »

News came at the end of July that Moody’s had acquired risk analysis firm RiskFirst in a move that allows Moody’s to extend its range of risk solutions to the institutional buyside and RiskFirst to extend its analytical capabilities. »

Zentrum Capital’s Asia Opportunity Fund is an Asian focus multi-strategy fund and has achieved performance of 16.4 per cent so far this year. »

Despite a fall in sales for UCITS and AIFs in May, Bernard Delbecque (pictured), senior director for economics and research at EFAMA believes that we will continue to see inflows into the asset classes. »

ESG data provider, Truvalue Labs’ recently announced a multitude of enhancements to its platform and data service, with one major development being the integration of the final codified Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework. »

Advisers should be involved with families in order to understand the dynamics and any requirements for the funding of other generations either in or before retirement, says Claire Trott (pictured), head of pensions strategy at St. James’s Place.   »