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Emerging & Frontier Equities: A turn in the cycle
02 Jan 2013
There is a tussle between ‘quality’ and cyclicality among the top strategies in emerging market equities. Martin Steward looks at how three portfolios are shaping up for a possible turn in risk...
Emerging & Frontier Equities: The private market complement
02 Jan 2013
Mark Mobius outlines why private equity is different in emerging markets from in developed – but also different from your existing public emerging markets exposure
Hedge Funds: Changing models
01 Dec 2012
The fund of funds model is having to adapt fast to survive. Joseph Mariathasan finds that the new models also require a different approach to thinking about the hedge fund opportunity set
Hedge Funds: Alpha-hunting with funds of funds
01 Dec 2012
Peter Meier, Oliver Liechti and Patrick Dütsch run hundreds of FoHFs through a factor model and find those focused on trading strategies delivering the best returns and the highest alphas
Hedge Funds: Taking the ‘fund’ out of hedge funds
01 Dec 2012
Martin Steward spoke to PGGM’s Jan Soerensen about how its managed account platform allows it to take control of its hedge funds – and their costs
Hedge Funds: Changing rules
01 Dec 2012
Joseph Mariathasan loks at the raft of regulation coming the way of hedge funds, focusing on the pros and cons of the EU’s AIFM Directive
Hedge Funds: Trust… but verify
01 Dec 2012
Good hedge fund due diligence takes 120 hours plus 90 hours per year ongoing. But responsible investors have no choice but to do it, argues Jerome Lussan
Hedge Funds: Owning hedge funds
01 Dec 2012
Neuberger Berman has launched Dyal Capital Partners to buy minority stakes in hedge fund businesses. Martin Steward reports on how it changes the dynamics for hedge-fund investors
Global Equities: Jam today
01 Nov 2012
A low-yielding environment makes an increasingly powerful case for dividend income in pension portfolios, writes Joseph Mariathasan
Global Equities: One world
01 Nov 2012
The convergence of emerging and developed markets argues for integrated global portfolios. But Joseph Mariathasan finds that investors taking this approach could miss out on the best opportunities
Global Equities: Three of a kind
01 Nov 2012
Martin Steward finds three managers exploiting three major investment themes in three different ways
Sovereign Bonds: Risk-free no longer
01 Oct 2012
Joseph Mariathasan looks at how investors are adapting to the new world of sovereign bond risk
Sovereign Bonds: The world’s shallowest cliff
01 Oct 2012
Rock-bottom yields and a poor debt outlook – brought into focus by the ‘fiscal cliff’ – make US Treasuries a tough ‘safe haven’ to love, finds Joseph Mariathsan
Sovereign Bonds: Denmark: an unlikely haven?
01 Oct 2012
Denmark’s bonds, perceived as a safe haven from volatility in the euro-zone, have the lowest yields on the market. But Pavle Sabic argues that its fundamentals versus its Nordic neighbours suggest...
Sovereign Bonds: Curve balls from credit markets
01 Oct 2012
The temptation to look beyond sovereigns for yield is understandable. But Martin Steward finds that the obvious move into top-quality corporates may not be the way to do it
