equities

GLOBAL EQUITIES: Taking a world view

Emerging markets have become a main feature in global equity portfolios. Angele Spiteri Paris asks if recent falls will see a change ... Emerging markets...

SMART ORDER ROUTING: Question Time

Nicholas Pratt finds out what fund managers should be asking of their dealing counterparts in determining just how smart their smart order routers are ... Like many...

CLEARING & SETTLEMENT: Room for Everyone

Forging a more efficient clearing and settlement landscape is coming together slowly – while rival private sector initiatives also gain support, reports Lynn Strongin Dodds...

ALTERNATIVES: ETFs & An Uneasy Alliance

ETFs have given investors simple access to a wide range of assets. But private equity and hedge funds are proving a challenge for providers,...

ALTERNATIVE INDICES: Access All areas

Nick Fitzpatrick looks at the growth in alternative indices and finds how innovation will help asset managers compete against investment banks to provide structured...

RECESSION: The Cash Call

Investors have rushed into the safe haven of cash against the backdrop of economic uncertainty. But as recession edges closer, there are a few...

SECURITIES LENDING: Jostling for Position

The growth of 130/30 funds means more customers for the securities lending industry. Prime brokers are battling it out with custodians to service these...

HEADS UP: Investor Services Interview

Hans Hufschmid (pictured), formerly at doomed hedge fund LTCM and now CEO of GlobeOp, tells Nick Fitzpatrick (editor of Funds Europe) how LTCM has...

INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY: Buying abroad

Battered by the credit crunch, Europe’s real estate players are increasingly looking at cross-border property investment. Fiona Rintoul sees the plus points of assembling...

EASTERN EUROPE: From Dawn to Dusk

Following a period of double-digit growth and fantastic returns, Central and Eastern Europe has finally succumbed to the global credit crunch. Is it still...

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