May 2009

SECURITIES LENDING: the provider perspective

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 May 2009 12:07

Many pension funds have made significant amendments to their securities lending programmes and, by and large, have become active again in time for the dividends season. Consequently the providers – lending agents and lending platforms – are optimistic. Nicholas Pratt reports. Please login or register to see the full article

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RISK MANAGEMENT: Like flying a plane

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 May 2009 12:07

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FRANCE: Surviving and prospering

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 May 2009 12:08

Carmignac Gestion has sailed through the crisis largely unharmed. But how reliant is the firm on its eponymous leader, Edouard Carmignac? Angèle Spiteri Paris speaks to the man steering the French manager... Please login or register to see the full article

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BRICS: Little trouble in big China

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 May 2009 12:10

The largest and most important of the Bric economies, China has remained relatively resilient to the global economic meltdown. Jason M. Hepner, of Standard Life Investments, explains how investors can profit from trends there... Please login or register to see the full article

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BRICS: A Tale of two countries

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 07:57

What does the future hold economically for Latin America’s heavyweights Mexico and Brazil? Mexico has more hurdles to overcome, but both countries are attractive to investors in the current global climate, says Jeff Casson of SWIP... Please login or register to see the full article

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BRIC ECONOMIES: Bright young things

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 May 2009 12:08

While the global recession is no doubt affecting the Bric economies, they are proving more resilient than the West. There is no mistaking a significant shift of power towards the newer international markets, says Fiona Rintoul Please login or register to see the full article

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SECURITIES LENDING: Collateral thinking

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 15:46

Nicholas Pratt talks to institutional investors to see what changes they have made to their securities lending programmes and what implications these will have for its long-term future... Please login or register to see the full article

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FUND SELECTION: Nordic pressure to lower tracking error

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 07:57

Niklas Tell reports on a recent roundtable discussion in Stockholm on Funds Selection... Please login or register to see the full article

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FRANCE: The rising cost of Custody

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 May 2009 12:09

French custody banks charge the lowest fees in Europe, they say. But investors should expect these to increase, finds Angèle Spiteri Paris Please login or register to see the full article

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FRANCE: Quant sums up French investors

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 May 2009 12:09

Quant asset managers have come under fire for supposedly being pure number crunchers. But French investment firms argue quant will come back into favour – at least in France, writes Angèle Spiteri Paris Please login or register to see the full article

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