Global Trustee and Fiduciary Services News and Views Issue 50

Global Trustee and Fiduciary Services News & Views | Issue 50 | 2018 1 CONTENTS 42 53 02 07 23 INTRODUCTION Amanda Hale SUSTAINABILITY AND ESG A Flagship Initiative: A Plan to Unlock Funding for Europe’s Growth Amanda Hale FINANCIAL INNOVATION Financial Innovation Amanda Hale SUSTAINABILITY AND ESG The Sustainability Journey Begins Amanda Hale SUSTAINABILITY AND ESG Investing with a Social Conscience — There is No Planet B Amanda Hale CULTURE AND CONDUCT Culture, Conduct and the Rise of Personal Accountability Andrew Newson CULTURE AND CONDUCT The Financial Conduct Authority’s Asset Management Market Study Marches On Andrew Newson CULTURE AND CONDUCT Good at Effective Challenge? Apply Within as the Demand for Independent Non-Executive Directors Rises… Claire Wallace and Matthew Bence 58 73 FINANCIAL INNOVATION Fintech in the Asset Management World Sam Robinson FINANCIAL INNOVATION Making Digital Regulatory Reporting a Reality Professor Tom Butler FINANCIAL INNOVATION Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings: The Greatest Show or so Much Humbug? Matthew Cherrill FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION Where is Financial Services Regulation Heading Now? Andrew Newson and Amanda Hale 78 84 90 98 FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION The SEC’s Proposed Rules on the Standards of Conduct for Investment Professionals: A Quick Guide to What Fund Managers and Sponsors Need to Know Michael B Koffler, Clifford Kirsch and Issa J Hanna FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION A Delegate’s View of the AIFMD Malik Ali FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION Global Fund Managers’ Possible Route Map for China Market Entry Stewart Aldcroft FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION Briefing and Commentary on China’s “Guiding Opinions on Regulating the Asset Management Business of Financial Institutions” Sandra Lu 13 32 46 54 66