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INVESTOR SERVICES: The colour Turquoise

Project Turquoise, the bank-backed alternative trading platform, has caused much anticipation among the trading community. Nik Pratt talks to Eli Lederman, CEO (pictured) about...

TECHNOLOGY FOR COMPLIANCE: Comply with me

Compliance monitoring was easy enough when domestic equities dominated fund managers’ portfolios, but now it has to cope with unconstrained mandates and cross-asset funds...

ALPHA SOURCES: Trade Secrets

Alpha investors seek returns that are uncorrelated to indices. Ironically, a new range of index products could imitate this cheaply. But will disclosure scupper...

COVER STORY: Tough Times at UBS

UBS’s asset management business has had a difficult few months. But there are signs of support from its critical Swiss investor base, finds Nick...

MARKET OUTLOOK: Business beckons

In the current investment climate, long-only managers’ hands are effectively tied. New Star’s Guy de Blonay predicts that when a market turnaround comes, however, financial...

JAPAN: Fishing for fortune

Japan is modernising its corporate governance policy and ending uncompetitive practices. The Japanese people, however, are still investing elsewhere, and the country's investment future...

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...

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...

SUB-PRIME: Survival techniques

The credit crunch is biting ever deeper into the fund management industry. Fiona Rintoul looks at what managers must do to survive and finds...

COVER STORY: DISTRIBUTION – Opening Doors

Reflecting the move towards open architecture, distribution platforms are becoming an increasingly important way for managers to gain access to a large number of...

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