Nick Fitzpatrick

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IFAs show keenness to sell ETFs

Many independent financial advisers (IFAs) in the UK want platforms to make exchange-traded funds (ETFs) more widely available, a survey indicates. A survey of 103...

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: ‘A billion a month since September’

Naïm Abou-Jaoudé has headed Candriam since 2007. The firm cut its link with troubled bank Dexia and the CEO now tells Nick Fitzpatrick about...

DISTRIBUTION: Supply routes

As international asset managers help regional investors diversify their portfolios, even European equities are sparking interest. Nick Fitzpatrick looks at the businesses of three...

BRAZIL INVESTMENT: Down but not out

In scandal-hit Brazil, recession is on the cards and a political crisis threatens much-needed fiscal reforms. But as equity investors tell Nick Fitzpatrick, the...

INTERVIEW: A beautiful business

Richard Garland, a distribution head at Investec, thinks financial planners should support a rebateless model, regardless of whether regulators force them to adopt one....

M&A: A Latin theme

Pioneer Investments has American and Italian ancestry – and now it has Spanish blood too. Nick Fitzpatrick examines the deal to merge the asset...

COLOMBIA: The bond in a dividing nation

Despite being Latin America's third-largest economy equity managers aren't unified on the merits of Colombia. This isn't the case for bond managers, discovers Nick...

MEXICO: INVESTMENT – Re-coupling of Mexico and the US

Mexico was largely left out of the de-coupling trend that drove emerging markets in recent years. Now that re-coupling is back in fashion, Nick...

EQUITIES: The next chapter

With emerging market star Brazil set for slower growth fund managers will have to dig deeper to keep the Latin American growth story on...

HEDGE FUNDS: A wealth recovery

The Brazil hedge fund industry has seen many launches in recent years, but is now on a plateau. The recovery in wealth management globally...

COUNTERPARTY RISK: A shrinking pool

Bank credit rating downgrades are becoming a familiar sight. The importance of Latin America to Spain's largest banks should cause fund managers to reassess...

EQUITIES: Falling flat in São Paulo

Brazilian equities have had a difficult 18 months. Nick Fitzpatrick finds that despite a good first quarter, this asset class of the future is...

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