equities

EMERGING EUROPE: Milking the markets

In recent years it has been possible to make very impressive returns by investing in Emerging Europe. However, these opportunities are becoming harder to...

TRANSITION MANAGEMENT: Controlling the show

In an increasingly complex marketplace, investors are finding they need specialist help in transferring funds between portfolios,  enter the transition manager. By Nick Fitzpatrick. Choosing...

COVER STORY – NOVEMBER 2007: Fully equipped?

As fund managers use ever more complex instruments, some are now selecting prime brokers instead of custodians to service their portfolios. Angelique Ruzicka analyses...

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Not just luck

Lucy Macdonald, CIO, global equities of RCM, tells Angelique Ruzicka that the firm’s successful search for alpha did not come down to luck RCM’S IN-HOUSE...

PRIVATE EQUITY: Improved visibility

While private equity investment has increased apace, methods for fund managers to value their holdings have had to evolve. A downturn in the market...

COMPANY PROFILE: Watching very closely

Dexion Capital, a fund of hedge funds manager, has made its mark evaluating hedge funds. CEO Robin Bowie tells Fionnuala Synnott where he believes...

BUYSIDE DEALING: 10 ways of being fooled

Hans-Olov Bornemann believes there needs to be a debate about how broker-dealers serve fund managers. The issues go beyond unbundling, though, and into the...

CUSTODY OVERVIEW: Access all areas

The Funds Europe custody survey finds a greater presence of custodial banks in Europe and emerging markets, and highlights the challenges surrounding the implentation...

STP: Right here, right now

Christine Senior asks whether funds straight-through processing will ever equal that of equities and bonds The search for the holy grail of immediate delivery and...

RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION: Star players

Just like the world’s top footballers these days, loyalty is a forgotten word in the investment industry, as finance hotshots go to where the...

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