OCTOBER 2014 • ISSUE 130 • €40

OCTOBER 2014 • ISSUE 130

DEFENCESFLOODMulti-asset funds in the face of sudden change

TOP DOWNThe ETF strategists

CAYMANISLANDS

Strong despite AIFMD

FRONTIER MARKETS • FUND ADMINISTRATION • CLEARING & SETTLEMENT

MAY 2015 • ISSUE 136

MAY 2015 • ISSUE 136 • €40

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS • PRIVATE EQUITY ADMIN • FUND LAUNCHES

Hedge fundsActivist shareholders

EURoPEAN EQUITIES

Rocked by flows

CYBER SECURITYResponse is the primary course of action

NOVEMBER 2015 • ISSUE 141

JOIE DE VIVREFRENCH ASSET MANAGEMENT RECOVERS

GLOBAL EQUITIES • FUND CUSTOMISATION

VOLKSWAGENand environmental investing

NOVEMBER 2015 • ISSUE 141 • €40

PLUS:Fund technologyBroker research

DECEMBER/JANUARY 2016 • ISSUE 142

BETTER TOGETHER

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS IN ASSET MANAGEMENT

FUND ADMIN: LIQUID ALTERNATIVES • DIVERSIFIED GROWTH FUNDS

Fixed incomeFinding yield in Asia

DECEMBER/JANUARY 2016 • ISSUE 142 • €40

PLUS:China asset management

Investing in India

OCTOBER 2015 • ISSUE 140

Multi-assetinvestmentAsset allocation in times of stress

Old Mutual Asset Old Mutual Asset ManagementManagement

Executive interviewExecutive interview

THEMATIC INVESTMENT: WATER • SUB-CUSTODY • SIBOS PREVIEW

Clearing & settlementClearing & settlementClearing &

New blockchain technology

PLUS:M&G Investments

MiFID II

OCTOBER 2015 • ISSUE 140 • €40

The world at your fingertips

funds europeFEBRUARY 2016 • ISSUE 143

THE FUTURE IS WOOD

THE ECO-FRIENDLY INVESTMENT WITH AN ALTERNATIVE EDGE

SWING PRICING • CLEARING & SETTLEMENT • REAL ESTATE

I, fund managerArtificial intelligence

FEBRUARY 2016 • ISSUE 143 • €40

PLUS:‘The Indexer’: China

Asset allocationTwists and turns for multi-asset

LuxembourgFintech, gender, regulation and more in our Alfi preview

A hypothesisAre markets efficient?

Fund launchesGetting there sooner

Media Pack 2016

SEPTEMBER 2014 • ISSUE 129 • €40

SEPTEMBER 2014 • ISSUE 129

BATTLE

GLOBAL CUSTODY SURVEY 2014 • MIFID II • SIBOS PREVIEW

TOUGHListed asset managers in Europe

INTERVIEWS› Aviva Investors, COO› BNP Paribas IP

RATE RIDDLE

Reducing duration

OPENING UPSaudi Arabia’s stock market

MARCH

2013•

ISSUE114

US v EUROPEAN ECONOMIC POLICY • DISTRESSED DEBT • VENTURE CAPITAL

Collateral management

Still opaquePimco’s trade-off

Don’t turn your back on the elephant

Risk systems and AIFMD

MARCH 2013 • ISSUE 114 • €40

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WHO READS FUNDS EUROPE?With an ABC audited circulation of 10,256 copies each month, funds europe is circulated

to more than 40 countries in proportion with Europe’s main financial centres. The top

10 European regions are: UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Netherlands,

Ireland, Belgium, Sweden, and Italy.

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funds europe is read by institutional investors, asset managers and the asset servicing

community. A detailed breakdown of our readership is as follows:

ADDITIONAL CIRCULATIONfunds europe benefits from additional circulation at a number of leading industry

conferences throughout the calendar year. Conferences for 2016 include those of the

Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (Alfi), the European Fund and Asset

Management Association (Efama), the Irish Funds Industry Association (Ifia), Global

Alternative Investment Management (Gaim) and Sibos. funds europe will also attend the

International Transfer Agency Summit (Itas), the Fund Forum Series and the Middle East

Securities Forum (Mesf).

YOUR ESSENTIAL ASSETfunds europe is the

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strategy magazine

for Europe’s senior

asset management

professionals.

Published ten times

per year, it provides

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and is available in

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editions, in more than

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providing a complete

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funds europe also

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always addresses the

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ABOUT US CIRCULATION AND READERSHIP

funds europe has an editorial advisory board of industry professionals drawn from different areas of the business and from different geographies.

The current members of funds europe main editorial board are:

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD 2016

Senior management (CEOs, chairmen, MDs) 36%

Executive (CIOs, investment directors, heads of investment) 32%

Manager/Officer (fund managers) 32%

READERS BY SENIORITY AND jOB fUNCTION

Institutional investment managers 34.1%

Asset managers (traditional through fund of fund) 25.6%

Asset servicers (custodians, administrators, software) 13.9%

Fund distributors (IFAs, platforms, banks etc.) 13.0%

Hedge funds 5.9%

Insurance companies 4.3%

Other (regulators, trade bodies, consultants, etc.) 3.2%

READERS BY NATURE Of BUSINESS

Penelope Biggs

Northern Trust, London

Jean-Baptiste de Franssu

Incipit, Brussels

Robert Parker Credit Suisse, London

Todd RuppertRTR International, Baltimore

and London

Peter Elam HåkanssonEast Capital, Stockholm

FEBRUARYSpecial focus: Alfi preview

Features: Multi-asset, index products

clearing and settlement, real estate fund

administration

MARCHRoundtable: Distribution

Features: Equities - Global equities,

ETF review, Italian asset management,

transition management, South Africa

APRILRoundtable: Emerging markets

Special Focus: Administration survey

Features: Nordic report, bonds US,

smart beta update, fund administration

report, foreign exchange (FX) solutions

MAYSpecial Focus: Fund Forum preview

Roundtable: French asset management

Features: Equities - Asian, ETF review,

private equity fund administration, fund

platforms, securities lending update

JUNESpecial Focus: Specialist administration

survey

Roundtable: Marketing and branding

Features: German asset management,

managed solutions, index funds,

specialist administration feature

Funds Europe Awards 2016 Launch date, 1st June 2016

JULY/AUGUSTRoundtable: Global asset servicing

Features: Swiss report, equities - UK,

ETF review, Swiss fund administration,

cloud solutions

Funds Europe Awards 2016Submission deadline, 26th August 2016

SEPTEMBERSpecial Focus: Sibos preview

Features: Spanish asset management,

managed solutions, bonds - global,

exchanges

OCTOBERSpecial Focus: Custody survey

Features: Multi-asset management,

index funds, sub-custody, custody

report

NOVEMBERRoundtable: TBC

Features: French asset management

report, equities - European, fund

technology, French asset servicing

Funds Europe Awards 2016Ceremony at the Tower of London, 3rd

November 2016

DECEMBER/JANUARY Roundtable: Institutional

Features: US managers, bonds - Asian,

ETF review, hedge fund administration,

clearing and settlement

2016 fORWARD fEATURES

funds europe publishes a number of stand-alone supplements which are distributed

with the full funds europe circulation, with additional circulation in their corresponding

domestic markets and at relevant industry events. Each supplement explores a key

industry topic in more detail with roundtables, executive interviews and detailed

research. Supplements to be published in 2016 are:

March: Luxembourg 2nd March 2016

April: Jersey 8th April 2016

May: Ireland 27th April 2016

September: Smart beta 17th August 2016

October: China asset managers 21st September 2016

November: ETF report 19th October 2016

Special November: Fund global industry report 1st November 2016

December: Securities lending 4th December 2016

funds europe also works with partners to produce bespoke supplements -

contact us for further details.

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DISPLAY ADVERTISING AND SPONSORED fEATURES

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2016 ADVERTISING COPY DEADLINES

Guideline: 19th of the month before publication (precise dates vary). Technical

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Issue Materials due February 25th January 2016

March 29th February 2016

April 24th March 2016

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July/August 27th June 2016

September 15th August 2016

October 12th September 2016

November 17th October 2016

December/January 28th November 2016

Awards supplement 25th November 2016

Publication frequency: ten issues per year

Cancellation: six weeks prior to publication date

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funds europe & funds global organise an average of 20 roundtables each year, covering

all aspects of fund management and asset servicing and comprising discussion on a

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ROUNDTABLES

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The values that define funds europe are shared by funds europe research centre

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leadership pieces, ensuring it is a vital hub for the asset management community. As well

as funds-europe.com, there are also stand alone websites for:

www.fundsglobalmena.com

www.fundsglobalasia.com

ONLINE AUDIENCE BY SENIORITY Senior management 36% (CEOs, chairmen, managing directors)

Executive 32% (CIOs, investment directors, heads of investment)

Manager/Officer 32%

AUDIENCE BY NATURE OF BUSINESS Asset managers 30%

Institutional investors 29%

Asset servicers 14%

Distributors 13%

Hedge funds 6%

Family offices 5%

Other 3%

ONLINE AUDIENCE BY REGION Europe 70%

North America 17%

Asia 10%

MENA 2%

Latin America 1%

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or email: david.wright@funds-europe.com

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GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN68% to 43 countries in Europe

7% to 23 countries in Asia

13% to 7 countries in the USA & North America

8% to 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa

4% to 12 countries in Latin America

NEWSLETTER SPONSORSHIPNewsletter sponsorship is an ideal way to communicate your brand to our readers in a

cost-effective manner. Sponsorship is offered on a sole-sponsor basis, ensuring that your

message is not diluted. The cost for a single newsletter is £1,250 per mailing. There are

five newsletters per week, the daily theme for each newsletter is:

Monday - European News

Tuesday - Global News

Wednesday - European News

Thursday - European News

Friday - People Moves

EDMfunds europe offers you the opportunity to mail your own bespoke newsletter/video to

the funds europe readership. The cost for a single electronic direct mail (eDM) is £1,750

per mailing.

WHITE PAPER PACKAGEfunds europe can publish white papers on the funds europe website, sent to our

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newsletters. This option can deliver more than 1,000 views/downloads of your white

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• Hosting of your white paper on funds-europe.com (linked to a pdf version of your

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For more information and rates, contact David Wright on +44 (0)20 3178 5878 or

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NEWSLETTERS & EDMs

Alibaba

Investing in China’s internet

North Korea, Iran and Cuba

AUTUMN 2014

TAIWAN DISTRIBUTION • SECURITIES LENDING • ISLAMIC FINANCE

MODI’S

MOMENTIndia since the election

Frontier markets

AUTUMN 2014

HIGHArgentina Finding a debt solution

❱ Brazilian retail investment

❱ The Cuba investor❱ Custody banking

Colombia on the rise

HOPES

Plus

FEBRUARY 2016 • ISSUE 143

THE FUTURE IS WOOD

THE ECO-FRIENDLY INVESTMENT WITH AN ALTERNATIVE EDGE

SWING PRICING • CLEARING & SETTLEMENT • REAL ESTATE

I, fund managerArtificial intelligence

FEBRUARY 2016 • ISSUE 143 • €40

PLUS:‘The Indexer’: China

Asset allocationTwists and turns for multi-asset

LuxembourgFintech, gender, regulation and more in our Alfi preview

A hypothesisAre markets efficient?

Fund launchesGetting there sooner

fUNDS-EUROPE.COM NEWSLETTERS AND EDMS

funds europe hosts and produces Thought Leadership webinars. These are an inventive

way of raising awareness, promoting thought leadership and displaying expertise on a

chosen subject.

FORMATThe webinar is positioned as an informative debate in a round table format. The webinar

panel consists of senior industry figures, including a senior client representative, and will

be facilitated by the funds europe editorial team, ensuring fair reporting and integrity.

Pre-determined questions are initially asked of the panel, with registrants submitting

questions as the webinar progresses.

The webinar is broadcast live and is also available for on demand viewing after the

event, it is accessible from links on funds-europe.com and if required on the client’s own

website.

WEBINAR MARKETINGThe webinar is promoted thorough a comprehensive five to six week co-branded

promotional activity to drive webinar registrations and generate general brand

awareness for sponsors. This includes co-branded: traffic driving adverts, solus emails,

text links across the site and newsletters.

LEAD GENERATIONAll visitors wishing to view the webinar will be asked complete a simple registration

form before they can view the content. All details entered can be provided for the clients

own use, these include; name, email, job title, company/organisation.

COSTSponsorship of a funds europe webinar is valued at £12,000.

WEBINARS

fUNDS GLOBAL

funds global, the sister publication group to funds europe, publishes in-depth reports

from regions which share fundamental interests and concerns with Europe. To request the

2016 media pack for each publication contact David Wright on +44 (0)20 3178 5878 or

email: david.wright@funds-europe.com.

2016 REPORT SCHEDULEASIA: March, May, July, September, October, December

LATAM: May, November

MENA: February, October

Now in their 12th consecutive year, the funds europe awards recognise personal

achievements and contributions within the European funds community and credit those

who have advanced the cross-border agenda within the asset management industry.

Sponsorship of the awards is an ideal way to show continued support to the pan-

European funds industry. Sponsorship of the funds europe awards not only gives direct

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than 10,000 key individuals throughout the wider investment sector. Sponsors benefit

from extensive pre- and post-award marketing activity and have the opportunity for a

company representative to participate in the awards judging process and to present an

award category during the ceremony.

The awards are launched in June with judging taking place in September. Categories

are judged by an independent body of judges made up from a select number of industry

experts from around Europe and hosted by the funds europe editorial team. The shortlist

is announced in early October, with the awards ceremony itself held in London early

November.

The awards categories for 2015 included: European Asset Management Personality of the Year

European CIO of the Year

European Asset Management Company of the Year (three awards)

European Specialist Investment Firm of the Year

European Hedge Fund Firm of the Year

European ETF Provider of the Year

European Thought Leadership of the Year

European Fund Launch of the Year

European Marketing Campaign of the Year

European Consultant of the Year

European Administrator of the Year

European Hedge Fund Administrator of the Year

European Specialist Administrator of the Year

European Custodian of the Year

European Transfer Agent of the Year

European Front Office of the Year

European Back and Middle Office of the Year

European Front to Back Office of the Year

To request full information about the awards contact Paula Towner on +44 3178 5874 or email: paula.towner@funds-europe.com

AWARDS

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