All Features articles – Page 394
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Window is closing
The world outside the capital markets tends to view all within as dreadfully short-termist, while those in the know point an accusing finger at the fixed income community (who in turn ‘tut tut’ in disapproval of the foreign exchange community’s urges for instant trade gratification). So trying to attract attention ...
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Widening your options for currency returns
Currency overlay, the process by which institutional clients are able to overlay the expertise of currency managers on currency exposures inherent in international investing, has become a necessary part of investment management globally as funds increasingly invest abroad. As with any other investment area, there are multiple styles that can ...
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More difficult to select hedge fund managers
The suitability of hedge funds within institutional portfolios has been under debate since hedge funds first appeared in the market. Even though more institutions across Europe are now having some exposure to this type of investment, many are still concerned about risk, lack of transparency and other issues that in ...
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Free float gives MSCI an edge
Dramatic changes were made to the benchmark and domestic indices used by most investors last year, say analysts at Deutsche Bank. “Index providers have effectively converged in terms of general methodology and this has influenced the local indices as well,” the bank says in a report. Looking ahead at the ...
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Social partners reaffirm faith
With the Spanish presidency citing pension reform and the occupational directive as high on its agenda, it seems appropriate to take stock of the European industry. And where better to do it than at the Royal Institute for International Affairs’ annual European pensions conference. For two days, delegates in London ...
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Survival of the fittest
Currency trading is undergoing a transformation. A growing number of online platforms offer investors a range of options in terms of who they trade with, how they connect, the size of deals they will accept and so on. Some have been set up by the sell side to create a ...
