February 2010

FOREIGN EXCHANGE: safest investment in the world?

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 06:58

Better returns and new ways of measuring alpha make currencies more attractive as an asset class, finds Nick Fitzpatrick. And as fund managers look for alpha, emerging markets are attracting attention...
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SMALL CAPS: the next big things

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 07:33

Small caps tend to do well coming out of economic downturns. The same may be the case for this one, but Fiona Rintoul finds that political error is a key risk in an unprecentdeted stimuls environment
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CHINA INTERVIEW: Christina Chung, RCM Hong Kong

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 March 2010 21:38

Christina Chung, fund manager at RCM in Hong Kong, talks to Fiona Rintoul about China, including concerns about inflation and whether the government needs to make consumers out of farmers
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US EQUITIES: return to traditional value

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 March 2010 21:38

In last year’s spectacular rally in US equities, established large-cap stocks fell by the wayside in favour of cyclical stocks. What now that cyclicals are not looking as attractive, asks Angèle Spiteri Paris? Please login or register to see the full article

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ETFs: counterparty risk

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 07:33

The success story of ETFs has not been brought to a halt. But counterparty risk associated with them has been thrust into the limelight, writes Angèle Spiteri Paris Please login or register to see the full article

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INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION: rise of the elite boutique

Last Updated on Monday, 15 February 2010 14:43

Have investors benefited from the creation of super asset managers or will boutiques serve their needs better? Patrick Armstrong, of Armstrong Investment Managers, considers the changing nature of the business
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CARBON TRADING: a murky future

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 07:16

There may be huge potential in the emissions trading markets, but investors are uncertain about their direction post-Kyoto, writes Angèle Spiteri Paris Please login or register to see the full article

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EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Alain Closier, Société Générale

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 March 2010 20:02

Soc Gen’s global head of securities services, Alain Closier, tells Nick Fitzpatrick how the firm has derisked the business following the collapse of Lehman Brothers Please login or register to see the full article

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CLEARING & SETTLEMENT: like clockwork

Last Updated on Monday, 15 February 2010 15:51

Traders are calling for interoperability among Europe’s various clearing houses. Nicholas Pratt examines developments in the cash equities space Please login or register to see the full article

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EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Philippe Seyll, Clearstream

Last Updated on Monday, 15 February 2010 16:09

Three years since competition in the UK fund clearing & settlement industry heated up, Philippe Seyll, head of Clearstream’s funds division, tells Nicholas Pratt about his firm's coverage of the most commonly traded funds
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