fixed income

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES: Through the eye of the storm

Fear about owning asset-backed securities following the sub-prime crisis has created opportunities for buyers with stronger stomachs and a better understanding of the sector,...

ASIA FOCUS: Insider Interview with Chris Ryan, Fidelity International

Chris Ryan is managing director of Asia at Fidelity International. He joined in January from ING Investment Management, where he was chief executive in...

PERFORMANCE: Where do you turn in a crisis?

Last month NIKLAS TELL acknowledged that his column has tended to focus more on traditional funds than on alternatives. Considering the continued turbulence, he maintains, it...

FUND LAUNCHES: high alpha, low cost

Fund launches in the first quarter of the year reflect an effort by the industry to provide diversification and alpha. The launches take place...

ETF PRODUCTFLOW: Flood Warning

Product flow from the ETF sector has reached a torrent. Nick Fitzpatrick talks to investors about their multiple uses and finds one adviser warning...

THIRD-PARTY FUND ADMIN – Round the Clock

Far from slowing down, fund administration is becoming a 24/7 business. Nick Fitzpatrick analyses the Funds Europe 2008 Third-Party Fund Administration Survey and finds...

FIXED INCOME – Getting into Debt

Sub-prime hit bond flows as much as equities. Fiona Rintoul looks at how fixed income fund managers are reacting and finds that they are...

NEWS ANALYSIS: ALPHA Managers predict capacity constraints

Asset managers can expect their concerns about capacity constraints in high-alpha and active funds to increase in 2008. A recent poll of 100 pension...

NEWS ANALYSIS: F&C consolidates Front and Middle office Tech

F&C Asset Management, the UK-listed asset manager with approximately £103 billion (€137bn) of assets under management, has combined most of its front and middle...

COMPANY PROFILE: Growth story

By virtue of the fact Nicholas-Applegate focuses on growth, not value, it managed to escape the worst effects of the sub-prime crisis, suffered by other...

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

The tension between urgency and inaction will continue to influence sustainability discussions in 2024, as reflected in the trends report from S&P Global.
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