European asset managers have begun to recognise the attractions of open architecture, reports Elisa Trovato, but the banks themselves remain reluctant to let their proprietary fund houses go

Ted Wilson looks at the wide variety of banks that have entered the Sharia-compliant market and the innovative products they offer

Raiffeisen Capital Management has ambitious plans to distribute its specialist emerging market funds around Europe to build assets. This can be achieved through sales in the highly populated CEE region still at the beginning of its savings cycle, as RCM’s CEO Mathias Bauer tells Yuri Bender

With investors reacting to uncertain market conditions by moving out of mutual funds and into deposits, distributors are responding by seeking out traditional, high value products and newer opportunities in sectors and emerging markets, writes Elisa Trovato

Avoiding exposure to riskier assets and varying the proportion of a portfolio allocated to different managers, depending on market conditions, are both being used to manage risk in the private banking arena. But understanding client psychology and recognising the shortcomings of many risk models is vital, writes Elisa Trovato

ETF providers have been moving away from mainstream equity indicies and are well placed to benefit from investors looking for diversification, writes Simon Hildrey

Nick Shellard, head of UK & Switzerland sales at iShares, explains the trends that are driving the continued growth in the European ETF market, and predicts that it is set to continue­

Both emerging markets and the developed world offer massive oppurtunities for investment in infrastructure, but this can carry considerable risk. Martin Steward looks at some of the ways to gain exposure