All Features articles – Page 311
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Care and attention deliver dividends
The index gives the investment manager an essential reference point. It is a prime way in which the pension scheme instructs the fund manager what risks to take, whether the prime worry is losing money in nominal terms next month, or protecting the scheme against inflation, or maximising the long ...
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When things become ugly
Although individual days, hours or indeed minutes may be quite exciting, there’s an uneasy calm about bond markets at the moment. “There’s very, very little activity just now; we’re all in ‘Wait and see’ mode,” says Pictet’s Christel Rendu de Lint. Waiting to see the Federal Reserve move interest rates, ...
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A bridge too far?
Institutional investors who view private equity generally as high risk may see investing in private equity in emerging markets as a bridge too far. The experience of the 1990s would only confirm this view as results have been disappointing in both absolute terms and also relative to private equity funds ...
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Clearing the hurdles
One hundred per cent allocation to hedge funds? This is not as silly as some may think. If an institutional investor were to simply put hedge fund return data into their asset liability model, 100% may well be the answer. The risk return characteristics of hedge funds are so attractive, ...
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Coming into their own
International consultancies are gaining confidence in the German market. For years they have relied on joint ventures with the well-established local firms to get a foothold in the country. But now the larger global firms are stepping out on their own – sure that they have exactly what clients need ...
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Common sense the touchstone
Hedge funds are on their way to become the next big thing in investment management. New funds start up every day, hedge funds are marketed aggressively to institutions and, under pressure to make up for recent losses, many institutional investors are showing serious interest. Many investors do not seem to ...
