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Fund Governance Insights
Depositary Insights Autumn 2020
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Published on 6th November 2020
Depositary Insights is a new quarterly regulatory developments publication from NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services (NWTDS).
This first edition comes at an important point of reflection: in the final quarter of 2020 we are able to look back on what has been a year of unprecedented disruption. But we are also starting to look ahead to 2021, and towards the long-term implications of the challenges and transformations we have all experienced in 2020. With that in mind, this first edition focuses on a number of themes that have been front of mind for many of our clients:
Covid-19 and the funds industry: Reflections from a Depositary
Covid-19 has created operational challenges across the investment ecosystem – from asset managers and asset owners to service providers, including depositaries.
Liquidity mismatch in open-ended funds
In June 2019, the suspension of the Woodford Equity Income Fund and subsequent wind-up raised important questions about how liquidity is managed in authorised funds, particularly with respect to investment in illiquid assets.
Rising to the challenge of responsible and sustainable investment
Sustainability and responsible investment (SRI) can no longer be regarded as a narrow issue that applies only to a subset of investment funds at the margin.
The UK Stewardship Code 2020: a regulatory revolution?
The introduction of the Financial Reporting Council’s UK Stewardship Code 2020 has proven fortuitous in its timing.
Dividends and Covid-19: what happens next?
The collapse of dividends in 2020 has been one of the most intriguing, and notable, investment market consequences of Covid-19.