Dec 2009/Jan 2010

To boldly go

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 07:39

As the crisis in Greece escalates, emerging markets are again in the spotlight. Against the backdrop of the confidence-shattering Greek sell-off, it falls to Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson, one of many commenting on the topic of emerging markets this week, to ask the crucial question for European investors: what is the right allocation to these markets? Please login or register to see the full article

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EDHEC: client-centred private wealth management

Last Updated on Monday, 18 January 2010 11:07

The client’s specific objectives, constraints, and associated risk factors are simply not taken into account in the design of the optimal allocation. By Professor Lionel Martellini, PhD, scientific director, Edhec-Risk Institute. Please login or register to see the full article

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LEGAL EASE: FSA should probe harder for fraud

Last Updated on Monday, 18 January 2010 10:55

It is worrying that but for the current economic climate, the Bernie Madoff and Stanford frauds may not have been discovered. Jacqui Hatfield (pictured) and Gil Gohen comment... Please login or register to see the full article

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OTC DERIVATIVES: glad to say goodbye - for now

Last Updated on Monday, 18 January 2010 10:56

Nicholas Pratt talks to fund managers and asset servicers to see what changes to complex OTC derivatives will have been made by the time they come back into fashion... Please login or register to see the full article

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ART INVESTMENT: picture perfect

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 07:17

As a niche asset class, art investment can provide a good inflation hedge, without having to be speculative, writes Angele Spiteri Paris... Please login or register to see the full article

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MANAGED FUTURES: an eye for a trend

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 07:17

2008 marked a coming of age for trend following. Keith Balmer, at AHL, part of Man Investments, looks at what trend followers have achieved since then... Please login or register to see the full article

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PRIVATE EQUITY: under control

Last Updated on Monday, 21 December 2009 15:37

The private equity markets in emerging economies are following a similar path as those in the West. But experts believe the danger of over-leveraging is still far off as more controlling stakes are transacted. Angele Spiteri Paris report... Please login or register to see the full article

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M&A: fitting the pieces together

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 07:54

Expected M&A in fund management has been tempered by availability of cash. Fiona Rintoul finds views about activity for 2010 are divided...
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MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS: bringing in the specialists

Last Updated on Monday, 04 January 2010 16:34

There are numerous small consultancy ‘shops’ in asset management. Fiona Rintoul asks if they are just unemployed professionals, or if they really add value to asset management... Please login or register to see the full article

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FUND SELECTION: will independent advice kill active managers?

Last Updated on Monday, 04 January 2010 16:26

If distributors and advisors to a larger extent use ETFs and other passive alternatives, fund groups also need to ask how to position their traditional, active long-only product. Niklas Tell comments... Please login or register to see the full article

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