New domestic and European directives are putting pressure on compliance, risk management and costs

Lower return expectations for emerging markets and a greater divergence within the developing world has an impact on investment strategies

Frontier markets are set to become the emerging markets of the future but are investors persuaded by the current investment case?

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis and several recent natural disasters in the Pacific region, investors are discussing what future opportunities the Asian real estate market holds

What do you see as the main operational risks and how do you deal with them?

Over the last year, interest in emerging market debt has been picking up quite a bit. Why is that and do you agree that it has become more popular?

Recently, there has been a lot of talk about emerging market debt – both from asset managers and pension funds. Would you agree that emerging market debt has become increasingly interesting for institutional investors?

How has the industry changed with the most turbulent part of the financial crisis behind us?

Do you think that institutional investors should accept some responsibility for the current crisis?

What are the most important factors to consider when choosing a custodian?